Patent ID: 7862531

Claim:
An implant for regulating fluid flow, the implant comprising: (a) an elongated portion comprising an insertion tip, an inlet and an outlet, a first elongated part and a second elongated part; wherein said insertion tip has a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end of said insertion tip joining said first and second elongated parts, said first and second elongated parts disposed such that a greatest dimension thereof is a length thereof measured along an axial direction, and wherein a space extends along said elongated portion substantially in said axial direction between said first and second elongated parts, said space comprising said inlet disposed at said proximal end of said insertion tip and extending along said elongated portion substantially in said axial direction such that said space forms a flowpath from said inlet to said outlet; wherein said elongated portion further comprises a first lateral side and a second lateral side, such that said space forms a channel from said first lateral side of said elongated portion to said second lateral side of said elongated portion; and (b) a flange attached to at least the first elongated part, the flange being located at the outlet of the elongated portion.