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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2013
Applicant:
Infinivation Biomedical, Llc, Lansing, NY (US);
Inventors:
Kristen Stebbins, Cicero, NY (US);
Thomas J. Pennell, II, Moravia, NY (US);
Assignee:
InfinivationBiomedical, LLC, Moravia, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01); F16K 15/06 (2006.01); F16K 17/04 (2006.01); F16K 1/20 (2006.01); F16K 1/38 (2006.01); F16K 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/0035 (2014.02); A61M 1/0021 (2013.01); A61M 27/006 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3523 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3561 (2013.01); A61M 2209/088 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0693 (2013.01); A61M 2230/00 (2013.01); F16K 1/2071 (2013.01); F16K 1/38 (2013.01); F16K 5/10 (2013.01); F16K 15/063 (2013.01); F16K 17/04 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7932 (2015.04); Y10T 137/7935 (2015.04);
Abstract
A wearable EVD system having a ventricular catheter and transducer supported proximately to a patient's ear by a mount, such as supporting headband or ear clip. An adjustable orifice valve or a spring-loaded needle valve is used to control the amount of CSF that drains into a drip chamber suspended on the patient for periodic measurement and emptying into a similarly located drainage bag, thereby avoiding the need for an IV pole and allowing the patient more mobility without disrupting drainage of CSF.