Port Needle

A port needle gives access to an implanted port for infusion, chemotherapy or blood sampling. An ordinary cutting point can cut a piece out of the septum; the Huber point does not core it but parts it, so the same port can be accessed repeatedly.

The number is the needle gauge (G); the higher the number, the thinner the needle. In the series with a 20 cm line the wing colour follows the gauge: yellow is 20G and black is 22G. The models table gives the gauge of every item.

The change interval comes from the instructions for use of the needle and the protocol of the treating centre, so the patient does not set it.

A port needle is a medical device that a healthcare professional places in the port; the patient does not insert it. A patient or a relative should first ask the oncology nurse of the treating centre. Institutions and pharmacies that want to order can write to us for a quote.

The price depends on the model, needle gauge, length and quantity. Use the Request an export quote button in the Export and Bulk Orders section of this page for a fast quote.

The port depth, the tissue thickness and the dressing thickness are taken together. A needle that is too long can damage the needle or the port during placement; a needle that is too short may not pass the septum completely. The table runs from 15 to 25 mm: 17, 20 and 25 mm with a 20 cm line, and 15, 20 and 25 mm in the second range.

On the second range it is allowed only through a port labelled for power injection, at a maximum pressure of 325 psi, at about 5 ml/s on 20G and 2 ml/s on 22G. The D-1 configuration is not used with power injectors.

The instructions for use of the second range classify the needle as MR conditional: a 1.5 T and 3.0 T static field, a maximum spatial gradient of 22.27 T/m and a whole-body averaged SAR of 3.3 W/kg. MR conditional means that the conditions in the instructions for use apply. MR information is given for the second range only, so check the instructions for use of the range you order.

Yes. The third range is made in the same six sizes as a normal type (HNNT) and a safety type (HNST). The catalogue names the safety type but does not describe its mechanism.

Melekırmak, an Istanbul-based medical device distributor founded in 2006, supplies Huber needles (port needles) to hospitals across Türkiye and answers international enquiries. Bulk and institutional orders are quoted case by case. For an export order, state the gauge (20G or 22G), the length, the Y port option and the quantity, together with the destination country, and use the Request an export quote button in the Export and Bulk Orders section of this page. Availability, documentation and lead times in your country are confirmed in the reply.