Cerebrospinal fluid shunt

Details Cerebrospinal fluid shunt Cerebrospinal fluid shunt

1993-11-17

1995-04-11

Kruter, Jerome L.

Surgery

Devices transferring fluids from within one area of body to...

604175, 604264, A61M 500

Patent

active

054053161

ABSTRACT:
A cerebrospinal fluid shunt includes an inner tube for supplying the fluid only from brain ventricles to the peritoneum region of a subject and an outer tube arranged so the fluid remains resident in the outer tube without flowing to the peritoneum region. Fluid in the outer tube exerts pressure through a wall of the inner tube on the fluid in the inner tube to regulate flow of the fluid through the inner tube to the peritoneum region. The shunt includes a catheter including plural openings through which the fluid flows. The openings are arranged so tissue growth through the openings does not occlude flow of the fluid within the catheter. The catheter and shunt having an external pressure responsive collapsible wall and an internal spring for inhibiting catheter collapsing and kinking.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2969066 (1961-01-01), Holter et al.
patent: 3111125 (1963-11-01), Schulte
patent: 3288142 (1966-11-01), Hakim
patent: 3583387 (1971-06-01), Garner et al.
patent: 3595240 (1971-07-01), Mishler
patent: 3601128 (1971-08-01), Hakim
patent: 3889687 (1975-06-01), Harris et al.
patent: 3938529 (1976-02-01), Gibbons
patent: 4103689 (1978-08-01), Leighton
patent: 4605395 (1986-08-01), Rose et al.
patent: 4621654 (1986-11-01), Holter
patent: 4737153 (1988-04-01), Shimamura et al.
patent: 4767400 (1988-08-01), Miller et al.
patent: 4850955 (1989-07-01), Newkirk
patent: 5000731 (1991-03-01), Wong et al.
patent: 5069674 (1991-12-01), Fearnot et al.
B. Magnaes, "Movement of Cerebrospinal Fluid within the Craniospinal Space when Sitting Up and Lying Down," Surg. Neurol., vol. 10, Jul. 1978, pp. 45-49.
S. Hashimoto et al., "A Newly Designed Flow-Regulating Device in Shunt Therapy of Hydrocephalus," Artif Organs, vol. 13, No. 5, 1989, pp. 483-485.
D. J. Gower et al., "e-PTFE Ventricular Shunt Catheters," Neurosurgery, vol. 31, No. 6, Dec. 1992, pp. 1132-1135.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Cerebrospinal fluid shunt does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Cerebrospinal fluid shunt, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Cerebrospinal fluid shunt will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1535156