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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2020
Applicant:
Medtronic PS Medical, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
Jemmy Sutanto, Louisville, CO (US);
David A. Ruben, Louisville, CO (US);
James Wasson, Louisville, CO (US);
Shilpika Chowdhury, Louisville, CO (US);
Mark E. Henschel, Louisville, CO (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic PS Medical, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 27/00 (2006.01); F16K 99/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 27/006 (2013.01); A61M 39/22 (2013.01); F16K 99/0023 (2013.01); F16K 99/0042 (2013.01); A61M 2039/226 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3331 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system including a flow control assembly. The system may include a flow regulating shunt system, for various purposes such as a use as a hydrocephalus shunt. The flow control assembly may be controlled according to selected parameters and methods. These include controlling microelectromechanical (MEMS) system to control a pressure in the flow control assembly.