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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2013
Applicant:
Arkis Biosciences, Knoxville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Chad Seaver, Knoxville, TN (US);
Chris Arnott, Knoxville, TN (US);
James Alexander Killeffer, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
Arkis Biosciences, Knoxville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 27/006 (2013.01); A61M 39/227 (2013.01); A61M 39/24 (2013.01); A61M 2039/242 (2013.01); A61M 2039/248 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0693 (2013.01); A61M 2230/62 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gravitational pressure regulating valve to regulate fluid flow of a patient, including a fluid chamber having an inlet port to receive a bodily fluid and an outlet port to discharge the received bodily fluid, and an opposing force member in the fluid chamber to oppose a first force of the fluid flow at the inlet port with a second force that varies according to changes in gravitational alignment.