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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2013
Mubashir H Khan, Springfield, MO (US);
Jesse G. Taylor, Springfield, MO (US);
Qasim Khalil, Dayton, OH (US);
Mubashir H Khan, Springfield, MO (US);
Jesse G. Taylor, Springfield, MO (US);
Qasim Khalil, Dayton, OH (US);
Other;
Abstract
A subcutaneous pump is provided to drain excess patient fluid from a first bodily location and discharge into a second bodily location. The pump is made from elongated flexible tube, an anchor, a check valve and then also magnetic or magnetizable material. The tube extends between a fenestrated intake end left loose in the first location (e.g., peritoneal cavity) and a discharge end for the second location (e.g., stomach or bladder). The anchor affixes the discharge end into the second location. The tube furthermore has a specified medial zone to be embedded in the subcutaneous layer of the patient's abdominal wall. The check valve is disposed inside the tube anywhere between the medial zone and the discharge end. The magnetic or magnetizable material is disposed in or around the specified medial zone and adapted to induce fluid pumping through the specified medial zone in response to an applied magnetic field.