Systems, devices, and methods including infection-fighting and monitoring shunts
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1. A shunt assembly, comprising:
- a body structure defining one or more fluid-flow passageways configured to receive a biological fluid of a biological subject;
a sensor component for detecting an infectious agent proximate to the body structure;
a sterilizing energy emitter configured to emit a sterilizing energy stimulus to the biological fluid or to the infectious agent proximate to the body structure; and
means for reflecting at least a portion of the emitted energy stimulus within an interior of at least one of the one or more fluid-flow passageways.
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Abstract
Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively controllable shunt configured to, for example, monitor, treat, or prevent an infection.
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32 Claims
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1. A shunt assembly, comprising:
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a body structure defining one or more fluid-flow passageways configured to receive a biological fluid of a biological subject; a sensor component for detecting an infectious agent proximate to the body structure; a sterilizing energy emitter configured to emit a sterilizing energy stimulus to the biological fluid or to the infectious agent proximate to the body structure; and means for reflecting at least a portion of the emitted energy stimulus within an interior of at least one of the one or more fluid-flow passageways. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A shunt assembly, comprising:
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a body structure defining one or more fluid-flow passageways configured to receive a biological fluid of a biological subject;
at least a portion of the body structure configured to reflecting at least a portion of an emitted energy stimulus within the interior of at least one of the one or more fluid-flow passageways;a sensor component for detecting an infectious agent proximate to the body structure; and one or more energy emitters configured to emit the energy stimulus to an interior at least one of the one or more fluid-flow passageways; wherein at least a portion of a body structure defining the one or more fluid-flow passageways includes a reflective surface capable of reflecting at least about 50 percent of an energy stimulus emitted by the one or more energy emitters that impinges on the reflective surface. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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