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I need some history or where i can find the history of the chemo port. when was one first made.. implanted who was the person that invented it please?
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1968: The first "chemo ports" were the broviac and hickman catheters that were developed in 1968. They were perfected by 1973 and are known as central lines.
Answered 2/20/2013
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