Patent ID: 9364647
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A shunt catheter system for drainage of a fluid, comprising: a ventricular catheter having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a longitudinal extent therebetween, wherein said distal portion of said ventricular catheter terminates at an open distal end such that an interior of said ventricular catheter is in open communication with an external environment of said ventricular catheter through said open distal end; and a plurality of safety flap valves located on said distal portion of said ventricular catheter, said safety flap valves being hingedly connected to a wall of said ventricular catheter and biased against said wall, such that each safety flap valve can hinge into said interior of said ventricular catheter resulting from a force placed on the outside of said safety flap valve, whereby said fluid is configured to follow a path of travel from a ventricular cavity, through said open distal end and through said plurality of safety flap valves, and into said interior of said ventricular catheter.