Self-sealing injection reservoir

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4840615
SERIAL NO

07167409

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An injection reservoir or button is adapted for implantation beneath the skin of human and animal patients in conjuction with tissue expanders and drug delivery devices. The injection reservoir includes a base and an exterior wall which define a chamber of liquid reservoir. A duct connects the chamber with an expandable bag of the tissue expander. An elastic rubber member is affixed within the interior of the chamber to act as a sealing member. The rubber member is an inverted dome and is self-sealing to needle punctures because it has a concave interior side which is under compression as a result of having been manufactured into a substantially dome-shaped configuration and thereafter inverted. A metal guard plate is included within the interior of the chamber to guard the base against accidental puncture by an over extended hypodermic needle.

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  • APPALOOSA MANAGEMENT L.P.;INAMED MEDICAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dubrul, William R Santa Barbara, CA 48 9732
Hancock, John C Santa Barbara, CA 13 729
Heyler, III Charles J Thousand Oaks, CA 7 542

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