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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2021
Applicant:
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Inventors:
Barry M. Fell, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Randy S. Haluck, Lititz, PA (US);
Sprague W. Hazard, Iii, Hummelstown, PA (US);
Elias B. Rizk, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Penn State Research Foundation, University Park, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 27/006 (2013.01); A61B 17/1695 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, devices, systems, and/or kits that encompass various components for accessing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a CSF containing space of a subject to drain the CSF into a dural venous sinus (DVS) of the subject via a single cranial hole are disclosed herein. The described methods, devices, systems and/or kits drain the CSF into the DVS to treat hydrocephalus in a manner that does not require penetration into the gray matter of the subject's brain.