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FAILURE RESISTANT SHUNT

  • US 20130197422A1
  • Filed: 03/21/2011
  • Published: 08/01/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/19/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A body fluid drainage system, comprising:

  • a catheter having an exterior surface, a proximal portion and a distal portion opposite the proximal portion;

    a valve device having an actuator over the exterior surface of the catheter, the actuator being movable between an open position that allows body fluid flow through the catheter, a closed position that at least substantially obstructs the body fluid flow through the catheter, and intermediate positions that partially obstruct the body fluid flow through the catheter;

    a pressure sensor; and

    a controller operatively coupled to the valve device and the pressure sensor, wherein the controller is configured to the position of the actuator in response to a predetermined condition of the pressure sensor.

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