Implantable Spacer with Pressure-Controlled Delivery Valves
Summary
USPTO published Patent Application US20260091174A1 for an implantable spacer designed to deliver medical fluids through pressure-controlled valves. The spacer features a channel system with multiple delivery valves on its outer surface that open reversibly based on fluid pressure within the implant. Inventors: Sebastian VOGT and Thomas KLUGE. Application No. 19343410.
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USPTO published a patent application for an implantable spacer device with pressure-responsive delivery valves for controlled administration of medical fluids. The device comprises a plurality of delivery valves arranged on an outer surface, fluidically connected through an internal channel system. The valves are configured to open reversibly based on fluid pressure to deliver the medical fluid. CPC classifications include A61M 5/16881, A61F 2/484, and related medical device categories.\n\nThis is a patent application publication, not a regulatory requirement. Medical device manufacturers and researchers may review the technical approach for potential licensing considerations or to assess the patent landscape for spacer and drug delivery valve technologies. No compliance actions are required.
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SPACER FOR THE CONTROLLED ADMINISTRATION OF AN ACTIVE INGREDIENT
Application US20260091174A1 Kind: A1 Apr 02, 2026
Inventors
Sebastian VOGT, Thomas KLUGE
Abstract
An implantable spacer for delivering a medical fluid to a patient, wherein the spacer has an outer surface and a plurality of delivery valves arranged on the outer surface, wherein the delivery valves are each fluidically connected to one another by a channel arranged within the implant, and wherein the delivery valves are designed and configured to open reversibly depending on the pressure of a fluid within the channel in order to deliver the fluid from the delivery valves.
CPC Classifications
A61M 5/16881 A61F 2/484 A61F 2002/3068 A61M 2205/0216 A61M 2205/04
Filing Date
2025-09-29
Application No.
19343410
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