Patent ID: 8518023
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: A61M,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A tool for reading and changing a current setting of a magnetically readable and settable valve implanted in a living being, the tool comprising: an approximately cylindrical body having an upper end, a lower end, a longitudinal axis therebetween, an axial bore along at least a portion of the body between the upper and lower end, the lower end positionable above the patient's skin in proximity to the valve; a magnet positioned within the bore, the magnet having a first axial position proximate to the lower end and a second axial position recessed from the lower end; the magnet in the second axial position being freely rotatable about the longitudinal axis for reading the valve; the magnet in the first axial position being adapted for changing the current setting of the valve.