Shunt system
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1. An implantable device for removing fluid from a first location in a body of a patient comprising:
- a first catheter including a first end positionable within the first location in the body of the patient and a second end;
a second catheter including a first end and a second end;
a reservoir in fluid communication with the second end of the first catheter and the first end of the second catheter;
a one way valve interposed between the reservoir and the first end of the second catheter; and
a pump connected to the reservoir and operable between a first and second cycle, wherein in the first cycle the fluid is drawn in through the first catheter into the reservoir and in the second cycle a first portion of the fluid is forced out of the reservoir through the first catheter into the first location and a second portion of the fluid is forced out of the reservoir through the one-way valve and the second catheter.
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Abstract
The present application provides a subcutaneously implantable device for removing fluid from a first location in a body of a patient. The device includes a fluid controller having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The fluid controller is continually operable between a first and second cycle, wherein in the first cycle the fluid controller draws fluid in through the fluid inlet and in the second cycle the fluid controller expels a first portion of the fluid out through the fluid inlet and a second portion of the fluid out through the fluid outlet.
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1. An implantable device for removing fluid from a first location in a body of a patient comprising:
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a first catheter including a first end positionable within the first location in the body of the patient and a second end;
a second catheter including a first end and a second end;
a reservoir in fluid communication with the second end of the first catheter and the first end of the second catheter;
a one way valve interposed between the reservoir and the first end of the second catheter; and
a pump connected to the reservoir and operable between a first and second cycle, wherein in the first cycle the fluid is drawn in through the first catheter into the reservoir and in the second cycle a first portion of the fluid is forced out of the reservoir through the first catheter into the first location and a second portion of the fluid is forced out of the reservoir through the one-way valve and the second catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. A subcutaneously implantable device for removing fluid from a first location in a body of a patient comprising a fluid controller including a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and having first and second operation cycles, wherein during the first operation cycle the fluid controller draws fluid in through the fluid inlet and during the second cycle the fluid controller expels a first portion of the fluid out through the fluid inlet and a second portion of the fluid out through the fluid outlet.
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17. A method of draining a fluid from a first location in a body of a patient comprising:
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positioning a shunt system in fluid communication with the first location in the body of the patient;
draining the fluid from the first location in the body of the patient into the shunt system; and
expelling the fluid from the shunting system, wherein a first portion of the fluid is expelled from the shunt system into the first location in the body of the patient and a second portion of the fluid is expelled from the shunt system to a second location different from the first location. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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