Patent ID: 7311690

Claim:
An implantable fluid management system, comprising: a first tube member having a first end, a second end, and a length which defines a lumen therethrough and having at least one opening at the first end or along the length; a second tube member having a first end, a second end, and a length which defines a lumen therethrough; a pump fluidly coupled to the first tube member and the second tube member for urging fluid through each tube member; a shunt connected to the second end of the second tube member, wherein the shunt is adapted to anchor the second end of the second tube member to a wall of a hollow body organ in a fluid-tight seal; and wherein the shunt comprises an anti-bacterial covering or coating selected from the group consisting of bacteriostatic materials, bacteriocidal materials, antibiotic dispensers, antibiotic eluting materials, entrained radioisotopes, heating elements, bioactive plastics, epithelialization-promoting materials, bacterial adhesion-inhibiting materials, and combinations thereof.