Patent ID: 8951222
Filing Date: 2015-02-10
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical shunt, comprising: a first tubular element having a first connection end and an input end; a second tubular element having a second connection end and an output end, the second connection end being connected to the first connection end such that the second tubular element and the first tubular element are in fluid communication; an inline filter disposed within the shunt such that the filter removes impurities from fluid flowing from the input end to the output end; a flow sensor disposed within the first, second, or third tubular element; a first balloon element disposed on the first tubular element near the input end; a second balloon element disposed on the second tubular element near the output end; a third tubular element having a third connection end and a distal end, the third connection end connected to the first and second connection ends such that the third tubular element is in fluid communication with the first and second tubular elements; and a housing connected at the distal end of the third tubular element, the housing comprising: