Patent ID: 9649481
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M,G01F

Claim:
1. A shunt system comprising: an implantable housing having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein a fluid inlet port is formed in the proximal end and a fluid outlet port is formed in the distal end; a pressure sensitive valve contained within the housing at a position between the proximal end and the distal end, the pressure sensitive valve capable of controlling a flow of fluid between the fluid inlet port and the fluid outlet port; and a sensor assembly contained within the housing, the sensor assembly being fluidly coupled to the pressure sensitive valve and mechanically actuated by fluid flow such that it is capable of detecting the flow of fluid through the pressure sensitive valve, and wherein the sensor assembly comprises a rotor coupled to a generator, wherein the rotor is configured to rotate as fluid flows through the pressure sensitive valve and the generator generates a signal indicative of the flow of fluid through the rotor.