Patent ID: 11896789
Assignee: CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 11:
12. A ssytem for flushing a shunt catheter, the system comprising:
a catheter, comprising:
a body having a lumen therethrough;
a primary set of drain pores formed in the body and configured to allow fluid communication with the lumen;
a secondary set of drain pores formed in the body, with each drain pore of the secondary set of drain pores comprising a membrane configured to close the pore, the membrane being constructed and arranged to be ruptured upon application of fluid pressure to open the secondary set of drain pores, and

a pumping reservoir in fluid communication with the catheter, the pumping reservoir configured to hold a volume of fluid and configured to pressurize the fluid to rupture the membrane.