CPC A61M 39/0208 (2013.01) [A61M 5/007 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0205 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0229 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0238 (2013.01); A61M 2205/32 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
1. A venous access port assembly for implantation into a patient, comprising:
a needle-penetrable septum;
a housing comprising a housing base at least partially defining at least one reservoir; and
a peripheral component external to the housing, the peripheral component comprised at least partially of a radiopaque material, wherein:
the peripheral component includes one or more X-ray discernable voids extending through a height of the peripheral component,
the one or more X-ray discernable voids indicating under X-ray examination that the venous access port assembly is capable of withstanding pressures used during injection of contrast fluid.
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