Implantable Port Kit
Implantable venous access port · Implanted port · Venous access port · Port-A-Cath · PowerPort · Mediport · Power port · Port and catheter
A small titanium or plastic port body (reservoirREZ-er-vwarA place where germs live and multiply, such as a person, animal, water or soil.Full entry ) with a raised, self-sealing silicone dome on top and sutureSOO-cherA stitch, or the thread used to stitch, that holds the edges of a wound or incision together.Full entry holes around the base, joined to a long, soft radiopaqueray-dee-oh-PAYKBlocking x-rays, so the material shows up white on an x-ray image.radi/o radiation, x-rayopaque not letting throughFull entry catheter. Ports come single or dual lumenLOO-menThe open space inside a tube, such as a blood vessel, the intestine or a catheter.Full entry . A tray also holds the parts to place it: an introducer needle, a J guidewire, a dilatorDY-lay-terAn instrument used to stretch or widen an opening, canal or passage in the body.Full entry with a peel-away sheathSHEETHA covering that wraps around a structure; in procedures, a short hollow tube left in a blood vessel to pass catheters through.Full entry , a steel tunneling rod, syringes and a Huber needle.
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What it’s for
Placed for long-term central venous access, such as antineoplastican-tee-nee-oh-PLAS-tikA drug used to treat cancer by killing cancer cells or stopping them from growing and dividing.anti- againstneo- newplas growth, formation-tic relating toFull entry , long-term nutrition and repeated blood draws. The vein (often the internal jugularJUG-yuh-lerRelating to the neck, especially the large veins in the neck.Full entry ) is entered under ultrasound with the small needle, the guidewire passed and a dilatorDY-lay-terAn instrument used to stretch or widen an opening, canal or passage in the body.Full entry run over it. A pocket is made on the pectoralis fasciaFASH-ee-uhA sheet or band of tough connective tissue that covers and separates muscles and organs.fasci/o bandFull entry below the clavicleKLAV-ih-kulThe long, slightly S-shaped bone that runs from the top of the breastbone to the shoulder; the collarbone.clavicul/o collarboneFull entry and a tunnel run between the two incisions. The catheter goes in through the peel-away sheathSHEETHA covering that wraps around a structure; in procedures, a short hollow tube left in a blood vessel to pass catheters through.Full entry with its tip in the right atriumAY-tree-umOne of the two upper chambers of the heart, which receive blood coming back to the heart.atri/o atrium-um noun endingFull entry under fluoroscopyfloo-ROS-kuh-peeAn x-ray method that shows moving pictures of the inside of the body in real time.fluor/o glowing (from the fluorescent screen)-scopy looking, viewingFull entry , and the sheath is split and pulled out. The catheter is cut to length, pushed onto the port hub and locked with its slide-on boot. The port is aspirationas-puh-RAY-shunBreathing food, liquid, saliva or stomach contents into the airway and lungs; also, drawing fluid out with suction or a needle.Full entry and flushed, sutureSOO-cherA stitch, or the thread used to stitch, that holds the edges of a wound or incision together.Full entry to the fascia with nonabsorbable monofilament, and loaded with dilute heparinHEP-uh-rinAn anticoagulant drug, given by injection or IV, that keeps blood clots from forming or growing.Full entry .
Lengths and variants
Single or dual lumenLOO-menThe open space inside a tube, such as a blood vessel, the intestine or a catheter.Full entry ; standard or low-profile ports. Port-A-Cath catheters: single lumen 6 Fr (1.0 mm IDeye-DEE (said as letters)An abbreviation that can mean intradermal, identification, infectious disease or intellectual disability.Full entry ) or 8.5 Fr (1.6 mm ID), dual lumen 7 Fr or 10 Fr, 30 in long. The dome is about 7 to 10 mm across. Sold as a kit (surgical cutdown: port, catheter, straight needle, blunt needle, vein pick) or a tray (percutaneous: adds 18 G introducer needle, J guidewire, dilatorDY-lay-terAn instrument used to stretch or widen an opening, canal or passage in the body.Full entry and sheathSHEETHA covering that wraps around a structure; in procedures, a short hollow tube left in a blood vessel to pass catheters through.Full entry , 90 degree needle, safety Huber needle, 2 syringes and tunneling tool).
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- Ellison EC, Zollinger RM Jr. Zollinger's Atlas of Surgical Operations. 10th ed. Chapter 133 (Venous Access, Port Placement, Internal Jugular Vein), p. 510
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. Chapter 17 (Breast Surgery), p. 553
- Venes D, ed. Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. 24th ed. Entry: venous port, venous access port, p. 2520-2521
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