Adjustable Shunts with Improved Flow Control
Summary
The USPTO published patent application US20260090914A1 for adjustable shunting systems with improved flow control, filed by inventors David Batten and Tessa Bronez. The application (No. 19120217) was filed November 1, 2023 and published April 2, 2026. The technology involves apertures in flexible membranes that flex into wells or empty spaces to improve sealing.
What changed
The USPTO published a patent application for adjustable shunting systems with improved flow control. The invention includes apertures formed within flexible membranes extending over wells or empty spaces, where the membrane flexes into the space to improve sealing at the aperture. The technology is classified under CPC A61F 9/00781. Filing date was November 1, 2023, with Application No. 19120217.
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ADJUSTABLE SHUNTS WITH IMPROVED FLOW CONTROL AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Application US20260090914A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026
Inventors
David Batten, Tessa Bronez
Abstract
The present technology is generally directed to adjustable shunting systems, including adjustable shunting systems with improved flow control. For example, the adjustable shunting systems described herein can include an aperture formed within a flexible membrane extending over a well or other empty space. The flexible membrane can at least partially flex into the well or empty space to improve a seal at the aperture.
CPC Classifications
A61F 9/00781
Filing Date
2023-11-01
Application No.
19120217
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