Adjustable Shunts with Improved Flow Control

ChangeBridge: Patent Apps - Prosthetics (A61F)

Published April 2nd, 2026

Detected April 2nd, 2026

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.

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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.