Smartshunt
OwnerJoshua MEDOW, Bermans ISKANDER +1inventors
InventorsJoshua MEDOW, Bermans ISKANDER, Michael NAGY
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Abstract
A cranial shunt implantable into a patient, the cranial shunt may comprise a first catheter, a second catheter and a valve assembly operatively coupled with the first and second catheters, the valve assembly comprising an inlet and a microcontroller, wherein the first catheter transfers cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to the inlet. The cranial shunt may also comprise a pressure sensor configured to provide intracranial pressure (ICP) of the patient to the microcontroller, and a tilt sensor configured to provide an angle of orientation relative to gravity of a cranium of the patient to the microcontroller, where the valve assembly passes or blocks the CSF flow to the second catheter based on instructions from the microcontroller.
Claims27
A cranial shunt implantable into a patient, the cranial shunt comprising:
- a first catheter;
- a second catheter;
- a valve assembly operatively coupled with the first and second catheters, the valve assembly comprising an inlet and a microcontroller, wherein the first catheter transfers cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to the inlet;
- a pressure sensor configured to provide intracranial pressure (ICP) of the patient to the microcontroller;
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- a tilt sensor configured to provide an angle of orientation relative to gravity of a cranium of the patient to the microcontroller to provide correctional offsets due to posture of the patient to the microcontroller;
- wherein the valve assembly passes or blocks the CSF flow to the second catheter based on instructions from the microcontroller.
A medical device comprising:
- an implanted catheter;
- an implanted valve assembly operatively coupled with the catheter, the valve assembly comprising an inlet and a microcontroller, wherein the catheter transfers cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to the inlet;
- an implanted pressure sensor configured to provide intracranial pressure (ICP) of a patient to the microcontroller, wherein the valve assembly passes or blocks the CSF based on instructions from the microcontroller;
- an implanted rechargeable electromechanical energy storage cell operatively coupled with the microcontroller;
- an external charging device configured to charge the implanted rechargeable electromechanical energy storage cell wirelessly through derma;
- an external communication device in wireless data communication with the microcontroller, wherein the external communication device is configured to receive and send information from and to the microcontroller;
- an external docking station configured to charge rechargeable batteries located within said external charging device and said external communication device;
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- a clinical software application installed on a device, the clinical software application in communication with the external communication device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.