Vesicular shunt for the drainage of excess fluid
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1. A vesicular shunt, comprising:
- a hollow cylinder, having an inside and an outside, and also having an inflow end and an outflow end;
a valve, located inside said hollow cylinder, wherein said valve regulates the flow of fluid within the hollow cylinder such that fluid may flow from the inflow end of said hollow cylinder to the outflow end of said hollow cylinder;
wherein said valve is an active-valve controlled through an electric signal; and
a flexible tube, having an inflow and an outflow end, the outflow end of said flexible tube being in fluid communication with the inflow end of said hollow cylinder.
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Abstract
A transvesicular drainage device, designed to drain excess fluid from a variety of locations in the human body into the bladder. The device may be used to treat ascites or any fluid collection within the body of a human, or a non human mammal.
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1. A vesicular shunt, comprising:
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a hollow cylinder, having an inside and an outside, and also having an inflow end and an outflow end; a valve, located inside said hollow cylinder, wherein said valve regulates the flow of fluid within the hollow cylinder such that fluid may flow from the inflow end of said hollow cylinder to the outflow end of said hollow cylinder; wherein said valve is an active-valve controlled through an electric signal; and a flexible tube, having an inflow and an outflow end, the outflow end of said flexible tube being in fluid communication with the inflow end of said hollow cylinder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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3. A vesicular shunt, comprising:
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a hollow cylinder, having an inside and an outside, and also having an inflow end and an outflow end; a valve, located inside said hollow cylinder, wherein said valve regulates the flow of fluid within the hollow cylinder such that fluid may flow from the inflow end of said hollow cylinder to the outflow end of said hollow cylinder; wherein said valve is an active-valve controlled through an EMF signal; and a flexible tube, having an inflow and an outflow end, the outflow end of said flexible tube being in fluid communication with the inflow end of said hollow cylinder. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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9. A vesicular shunt for draining bodily fluids, comprising:
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a tube, wherein said tube is designed to be implanted in the wall of the bladder; a means for preventing the passage of solids through said tube; a means for anchoring said tube in the wall of the bladder; and a means for ensuring unidirectional flow through said tube. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for draining excess fluid into the bladder of a living host, comprising:
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Implanting into the wall of the bladder a hollow cylinder, having an inside and an outside, and also having an inflow end and an outflow end; a valve, located inside said hollow cylinder, wherein said valve regulates the flow of fluid within the hollow cylinder such that fluid may flow from the inflow end of said hollow cylinder to the outflow end of said hollow cylinder; a flexible tube, having an inflow and an outflow end, the outflow end of said flexible tube being in fluid communication with the inflow end of said hollow cylinder; implanting the inflow end of the tube into the region to be drained, wherein the region to be drained is the pleural cavity. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. The method of 35, wherein the host is a human.
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