Implantable internal drainage device and system for edemas
AssigneeCentre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
InventorsMarco Pisano, Valentina Triacca
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AssigneeCentre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
InventorsMarco Pisano, Valentina Triacca
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Disclosed are a fluid drainage devices and methods of use for drainage of edematous tissues of a patient. The devices include an inlet catheter comprising a plurality of lumens configured to receive fluid from the edematous tissues, wherein the plurality of lumens run axially parallel in the inlet catheter; an outlet catheter configured to be anchored at a sink; an implantable pump coupled to the inlet catheter and the outlet catheter, the pump having a rotating portion including a permanent magnet, the rotating portion configured to rotate in response to a magnetic force external to the patient to move fluid from the inlet of the inlet catheter to the second end of the outlet catheter; and an external controller configured to transcutaneously couple to the permanent magnet of the rotating portion to apply the magnetic force to the implantable pump.
A fluid drainage system for drainage of edematous tissues of a patient, the fluid drainage system comprising:
A method for drainage of edematous tissues of a patient using a fluid drainage system, the method comprising:
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