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Implantable anti-clogging device for maintenance of cerebrospinal fluid shunt patency

  • US 20060235349A1
  • Filed: 04/13/2006
  • Published: 10/19/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2005
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An implantable anti-clogging device for maintaining patency of a shunt that includes a tube, the device comprising:

  • a housing made of a biocompatible material, enclosing a compartment therein, and having a passageway therethrough with entry and exit ports, the passageway having a lumen configured and dimensioned to receive a section of the shunt tube; and

    an energy generator contained within the compartment, the energy generator generating vibratory energy transmitted to the section of the shunt tube to thereby maintain fluid flow in the shunt.

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