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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Kim Manwaring, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Preston Manwaring, Lebanon, NH (US);
Mark Manwaring, Payson, UT (US);
Inventors:
Kim Manwaring, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Preston Manwaring, Lebanon, NH (US);
Mark Manwaring, Payson, UT (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for evaluating neural shunt functionality is provided. Accordingly, in one aspect a method for monitoring neural shunt functionality may include measuring a first intracranial pressure pulse inside the shunt, measuring a second intracranial pressure pulse outside the shunt, and comparing pulsatile characteristics from the first measurement to the second measurement in order to determine shunt functionality.