Surgical hydrocephalus shunt sleeve for placement in a vertebra
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1. APPARATUS FOR TREATING HYDROCEPHALUS COMPRISING A THIN-WALLED, CYLINDRICAL SHELL OPEN AT BOTH ENDS FOR INSERTING INTO THE MARROW OF A VERTEBRA, SAID SHELL HAVING RELATIVELY LARGE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE SURFACE AREAS OF COMPARABLE EXTENT SO AS TO DEFINE A RELATIVELY LARGE CHAMBER;
- A FLANGE AT ONE END OF SAID SHELL;
MEANS ON THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID SHELL FOR FRICTIONALLY ENGAGING SAID VERTEBRA WHEN SAID SHELL IS INSERTED THEREINTO, AND A PLURALITY OF APERTURES IN SAID SHELL, SAID APERTURES EXTENDING ALONG A MAJOR PORTION OF THE LENGTH OF SAID SHELL, AND AROUND A MAJOR PORTION OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID SHELL, SO THAT FLUID ACCUMULATING IN SAID CHAMBER CAN BE RAPIDLY RELEASED OUT THROUGH THE OTHER END OF SAID SHELL AND SAID APERTURES INTO SEVERAL RELATIVELY LARGE AREAS OF MARROW DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE VERTEBRA.
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1. APPARATUS FOR TREATING HYDROCEPHALUS COMPRISING A THIN-WALLED, CYLINDRICAL SHELL OPEN AT BOTH ENDS FOR INSERTING INTO THE MARROW OF A VERTEBRA, SAID SHELL HAVING RELATIVELY LARGE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE SURFACE AREAS OF COMPARABLE EXTENT SO AS TO DEFINE A RELATIVELY LARGE CHAMBER;
- A FLANGE AT ONE END OF SAID SHELL;
MEANS ON THE EXTERIOR SURFACE OF SAID SHELL FOR FRICTIONALLY ENGAGING SAID VERTEBRA WHEN SAID SHELL IS INSERTED THEREINTO, AND A PLURALITY OF APERTURES IN SAID SHELL, SAID APERTURES EXTENDING ALONG A MAJOR PORTION OF THE LENGTH OF SAID SHELL, AND AROUND A MAJOR PORTION OF THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF SAID SHELL, SO THAT FLUID ACCUMULATING IN SAID CHAMBER CAN BE RAPIDLY RELEASED OUT THROUGH THE OTHER END OF SAID SHELL AND SAID APERTURES INTO SEVERAL RELATIVELY LARGE AREAS OF MARROW DISPERSED THROUGHOUT THE VERTEBRA.
- A FLANGE AT ONE END OF SAID SHELL;
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Current AssigneeMaurice Feinberg
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Original AssigneeMaurice Feinberg
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InventorsFeinberg, Maurice
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Application NumberUS04/331,278Time in Patent Office1,127 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current604/8CPC Class CodesA61M 27/002 Implant devices for drainag...
