Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Devices, systems and methods for diverting fluid trapped in a solid organ
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Application No.: US13839222Application Date: 2013-03-15
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Publication No.: US09675786B2Publication Date: 2017-06-13
- Inventor: Jonathan Stone , Ankur Chandra
- Applicant: University of Rochester
- Applicant Address: US NY Rochester
- Assignee: University of Rochester
- Current Assignee: University of Rochester
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Rochester
- Agency: Hyman IP Law
- Agent Laurence J. Hyman
- Main IPC: A61M27/00
- IPC: A61M27/00

Abstract:
The invention provides devices with specialized ends for diverting fluids trapped in an organ. In a first group of embodiments, the invention provides implantable devices that shunt fluid trapped in a patient's organ to its normal physiological destination. In a second group of embodiments, the invention provides devices with specialized ends for connecting the devices to conventional medical tubing to divert fluid trapped in an organ to a destination selected by the practitioner. The invention further provides systems and methods of using the devices.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140276342A1 DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIVERTING FLUID TRAPPED IN A SOLID ORGAN Public/Granted day:2014-09-18
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