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SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING FLOW OF BODILY FLUIDS

  • US 20120232461A1
  • Filed: 03/09/2012
  • Published: 09/13/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A control system to regulate fluid flow in a patient, comprising:

  • a fluid chamber having an inlet port to receive a bodily fluid and an outlet port to discharge the received bodily fluid;

    a pressure element to sense a first pressure of the bodily fluid in the fluid chamber and a second pressure opposing the first pressure; and

    a valve member to regulate the amount of fluid discharged from the outlet port based on a comparison of the first pressure to the second pressure.

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