Method of implanting a subcutaneous injection port having stabilizing elements

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APP PUB NO 20060217668A1
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11086476

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A method of implanting an injection port using the step of providing an injection port having a housing having a body, a fluid reservoir, a needle penetrable septum, and at least one stabilizing element mounted to the housing comprising a member having an undeployed position and a deployed position, wherein the stability element extends radially from the body. The method further involves the step of creating a surgical incision through the skin and subcutaneous fat layers of the patient to expose the fascia, and placing the injection port between the subcutaneous fat layer and the fascia tissue. The method even further involves the step of deploying the stability element.

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ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY INC4545 CREEK ROAD CINCINNATI OH 45242

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Chen, How-Lun Cincinnati, OH 19 1058
Schulze, Dale R Lebanon, OH 88 61425

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