Patent ID: 11911135
Assignee: W.L. GORE & ASSOCIATES GMBH
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An implantable medical device, comprising:
a fluid shunt adapted to extend through a wall separating a first cavity and a second cavity within the heart, the fluid shunt including a first portion adapted to extend into the first cavity within the heart, a second portion adapted to extend into the second cavity within the heart, and an intermediate portion interconnecting the first and second portions, the fluid shunt having a lumen extending between the first and second portions that is adapted to fluidly couple the first and second cavities within the heart;
an occlusion assembly associated with the fluid shunt and adapted to selectively occlude flow through the lumen of the fluid shunt, the occlusion assembly being configured to be in a closed configuration such that the lumen of the fluid shunt is initially in a sealed state and to be thermally activated to adjust flow through the lumen of the fluid shunt, wherein the occlusion assembly comprises a thermoplastic polymer membrane cover that is impermeable to blood under physiologic conditions and configured to be activated by heating to adjust flow through the lumen of the fluid shunt; and
at least one sensor assembly associated with the first portion of the fluid shunt such that the at least one sensor assembly is adapted to sense one or more physiologic parameters in the first cavity.