A port placement is performed under a local or a general anesthesia. It usually takes less than one hour. A small incision is made at the planned site for the port and a pocket for the port is made. The vein is accessed and the port tubing is threaded into position and checked with fluoroscopy.
Definition of conduit. 1 : a natural or artificial channel through which something (as a fluid) is conveyed a conduit for rainwater. 2 archaic : fountain. 3 : a pipe, tube, or tile for protecting electric wires or cables.
The conduit will usually pool enough funds from the mortgage-back securities before reissuing the funds to another party. A conduit may be used if a borrower is unable to meet the requirements of the original lender. See also conduit borrower, conduit issuer. The water was leaking, so I figured that there must be some kind of problem with a conduit that was causing the leak.