Shunt with enclosed pressure-relief valve

Details Shunt with enclosed pressure-relief valve Shunt with enclosed pressure-relief valve

2007-01-02

2007-01-02

Bianco, Patricia (Department: 3761)

Surgery

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

With flow control means

Reexamination Certificate

active

11104952

ABSTRACT:
A shunt for relief of intra-ocular pressure includes a pressure-relief valve and a jacket enclosing the pressure relief valve. When implanted on the sclera of an eye, the jacket protects the valve from interference by a capsule formed on the shunt.

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