Patent ID: 6932787
Filing Date: 2005-08-23
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) draining shunt, comprising: a CSF space catheter configured to (i) be inserted into a CSF space of a patient and (ii) to receive CSF from the CSF of the patient; a body cavity catheter configured to (i) be inserted into a body cavity of the patient, and (ii) to drain the CSF received by said CSF space catheter into the body cavity; an implantable master control unit configured to be implanted into the patient in a biocompatible location, said master control unit interconnecting said CSF space catheter and said body cavity catheter, said master control unity having a regulator for selectively draining an excess of said CSF from said CSF space catheter to said body cavity catheter; and, an access port disposed in at least one of said CSF space catheter and said body cavity catheter, such that when said access port is disposed in said CSF space catheter access is provided to said CSF space and when said access port is disposed in said body cavity catheter access is provided to said body cavity.