An implanted device through which blood may be withdrawn and drugs may be infused without repeated needle sticks. Also called a port.
A vascular access system implanted completely under the skin, usually in a convenient yet inconspicuous location on the chest or arm. Medications and/or fluids can be delivered directly into the bloodstream with the ease of a simple injection through the skin.
a device that goes below the skin to infuse chemotherapy, and get blood
a plastic device inserted under the skin of some cancer patients which makes the intravenous injection of chemotherapy drugs easier
Indwelling catheter which has a small portal under the skin of the chest attached to tubing which goes into the heart.
An internal line inserted to a large vein leading into the heart which is surgically placed. In order to use the line (access) a needle is inserted through the skin into a reservoir that is placed under the skin usually in the chest.
a catheter that is surgically implanted under the skin for chemotherapy infusion and blood draws.
A Port-a-Cath® is a type of device for intravenous access in patients who require frequent or continuous administration of intravenous substances. The major users of Port-a-Caths are oncology patients but recently, they have been adapted for treating hemodialysis patients as well. The Port-a-Cath® is produced by Smiths Medical MD, Inc.
