Apparatus and method for adjusting a locking mechanism of a shunt valve

A shunt valve system comprising:

• a shunt valve assembly having:
• a housing having an inlet port and an outlet port, the housing configured to carry a fluid between the inlet port and the outlet port,
• a valve coupled to the housing, the valve having a pressure setting mechanism configured to adjust a pressure of the fluid carried by the housing,
• an electromechanical brake assembly having a brake member disposed in proximity to the pressure setting mechanism, and
• a signal receiver in electrical communication with the electromechanical brake assembly;
• and
• a controller having a signal transmitter configured to transmit an activation signal to the signal receiver of the shunt valve assembly, the signal receiver configured to receive the activation signal and transmit a positioning signal to the electromechanical brake assembly, in response to receiving the activation signal, (i) to position the brake member in a first position relative to the pressure setting mechanism when the activation signal has a first value, and (ii) to position the brake member in a second position relative to the pressure setting mechanism when the activation signal has a second value.

A method for positioning a pressure setting mechanism of a shunt valve assembly comprising:

• orienting a controller relative to a shunt valve assembly, the controller having a signal transmitter and the shunt valve assembly having a signal receiver in electrical communication with an electromechanical brake assembly, the electromechanical brake assembly having a brake member disposed in proximity to a pressure setting mechanism of the shunt valve assembly;
• transmitting, via the signal transmitter, an activation signal to the signal receiver of the shunt valve assembly;
• and
• generating, via the signal receiver, a positioning signal (i) to position the brake member of the electromechanical brake assembly in a first position relative to the pressure setting mechanism when the activation signal has a first value and (ii) to position the brake member in a second position relative to the pressure setting mechanism when the activation signal has a second value.