Shunting systems with visual state indicators and/or flow indicators
AssigneeShifamed Holdings, LLC
InventorsDavid Batten, Tessa Bronez, Tom Saul, Richard Lilly, Eric Schultz, Abigail Brazil, Amr Salahieh
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Abstract
The present technology is generally directed to shunting systems having visual system state indicators and/or flow indicators. The system state indicators assist a user in determining a state of the shunt, such as whether a shunt lumen is set to an open or closed position. The flow indicators assist a user in determining whether fluid is flowing through the shunt lumen.
Claims49
An adjustable shunting system for shunting fluid from a first body region to a second body region within a patient, the system comprising:
- a shunting element having a channel extending therethrough, wherein, when the system is implanted in the patient, the shunting element is configured to extend between the first body region and the second body region;
- an actuator for selectively controlling the flow of fluid through the shunting element, wherein the actuator includes a gating element that is transitionable between at least a first position associated with a first fluid resistance through the shunting element and a second position associated with a second fluid resistance through the shunting element;
- an actuator position indicator for determining whether the gating element is in the first position or the second position;
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- one or more adjustment indicators, including at least one of—
- a first adjustment indicator identifying a first actuation element for transitioning the gating element from the first position to and/or toward the second position;
- or
- a second adjustment indicator identifying a second actuation element for transitioning the gating element from the second position to and/or toward the first position.
An adjustable shunting system for shunting fluid from a first body region to a second body region within a patient, the system comprising:
- a shunting element having a channel extending therethrough, wherein, when the system is implanted in the patient, the shunting element is configured to extend between the first body region and the second body region;
- an actuator for selectively controlling the flow of fluid through the shunting element, wherein the actuator includes a gating element that is transitionable between at least a first position associated with a first fluid resistance through the shunting element and a second position associated with a second fluid resistance through the shunting element;
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- a plate coupled to the actuator, the plate including an actuator position indicator for indicating whether the gating element is in the first position or the second position.
An adjustable shunting system for shunting fluid from a first body region to a second body region within a patient, the system comprising:
- a shunting element having a channel extending therethrough, wherein, when the system is implanted in the patient, the shunting element is configured to extend between the first body region and the second body region;
- an actuator for selectively controlling the flow of fluid through the shunting element, wherein the actuator includes a gating element that is transitionable between at least a first position associated with a first fluid resistance through the shunting element and a second position associated with a second fluid resistance through the shunting element;
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- a plate coupled to the actuator, the plate including one or more adjustment indicators, including at least one of—
- a first adjustment indicator indicating a first actuation element for transitioning the gating element from the first position to and/or toward the second position;
- or
- a second adjustment indicator indicating a second actuation element for transitioning the gating element from the second position to and/or toward the first position.
A shunting system for shunting fluid from a first body region to a second body region, the shunting system comprising:
- a shunting element having a channel extending therethrough, wherein, when the system is implanted in the patient, the shunting element is configured to extend between the first body region and the second body region;
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- a flow indicator assembly coupled to the channel and configured to provide visual feedback to confirm whether fluid is flowing through the channel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.