Title:
Adjustment of a hydrocephalus shunt valve
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP6002154
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
An implantable medical device is disclosed that includes a valve seat and a valve member movable with respect to the valve seat. An adjustment circuit assembly includes a resistive element that is coupled to the valve member and operable to position the valve member relative to the valve seat so as to alter the pressure setting in response to a current applied to the resistive element.
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Inventors:
Bertrand, William Jeffrey
Vakaro, Robert Kay
Leon, Chun Man Alan
Ayube, Michael
Jaquier, Pierre
Mayer, Laetitia
Junker, Thomas
Schmidt, Guillaume
Vakaro, Robert Kay
Leon, Chun Man Alan
Ayube, Michael
Jaquier, Pierre
Mayer, Laetitia
Junker, Thomas
Schmidt, Guillaume
Application Number:
JP2013552006A
Publication Date:
October 05, 2016
Filing Date:
January 17, 2012
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Medtronic Zomed Incorporated
International Classes:
A61M1/00; A61M27/00; F16K31/02
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2007007413A | ||||
| JP2211170A |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Shinjiro Ono
Yasushi Kobayashi
Osamu Hoshino
Osamu Yamamoto
Takami Ito
Yasushi Kobayashi
Osamu Hoshino
Osamu Yamamoto
Takami Ito