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Three stage implantable pressure relief valve with improved valve stem member
Assignee: Brown Brothers Harriman & Co
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Filing: 1986-10-21
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Granted: 1988-10-11
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Expires: 2006-10-21
Abstract
Abstract An implantable valve for controlling the passage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a ventricle of the brain to a suitable drainage location in the body includes a movable diaphragm responsive to pressure differentials between the ventricle and the drainage location. When the pressure differential is below a minimum threshold level, the valve is closed and CSF flow is prevented. When the pressure differential increases beyond the minimum threshold, the valve operates in a constant pressure mode to maintain a first predetermined CSF pressure differential across the valve. When the differential pressure increases beyond an intermediate threshold level, the valve operates in a constant flow mode to maintain a desired constant CSF flow rate through the valve. When the pressure differential increases beyond a maximum threshold level, the valve operates in a constant pressure mode to maintain a second predetermined CSF pressure differential across the valve. To provide for the various operating modes, the valve includes a valve stem and a valve closure member, which coact with a valve seat carried on the diaphragm. The valve stem is of an improved one-piece construction which can be readily fabricated using conventional manufacturing techniques.
Inventors
- 👤 Demetrios Doumenis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 00:07
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M27/00; A61M27/002; A61M27/006; F; F16; F16K; F16K15/00; F16K15/14; F16K15/144; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/7722; Y10T137/7781; Y10T137/7784; Y10T137/7792; Y10T137/7834
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A valve for controlling the passage of body fluids from one location in the body to another location, comprising: a housing having first and second interior chambers; inlet port means for establishing fluid communication between said first chamber and the one location; outlet port means for establishing fluid communication between said second chamber and the other location; partition means in said housing separating said first and second chambers and being movable in response to fluid pressure differential therebetween; a valve seat forming part of said partition means and defining a fluid flow orifice to permit flow of fluid between said chambers; and a valve stem in said housing extending through said orifice to control fluid flow therethrough, said valve stem being generally cylindrical in form and including a metering notch for controlling fluid flow through said orifice, said metering notch defining a chordal surface with respect to said valve stem.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A valve for controlling the passage of body fluids from one location in the body to another location, comprising: a housing having first and second interior chambers; inlet port means for establishing fluid communication between said first chamber and the one location; outlet port means for establishing fluid communication between said second chamber and the other location; partition means in said housing separating said first and second chambers and being movable in response to fluid pressure differential therebetween; a valve seat forming part of said partition means and defining a fluid flow orifice to permit flow of fluid between said chambers; and a valve stem in said housing extending through said orifice to control fluid flow therethrough, said valve stem being generally cylindrical in form and including a metering notch for controlling fluid flow through said orifice, said metering notch defining a chordal surface with respect to said valve stem.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A valve as defined in claim 1 wherein said notch is of progressively decreasing depth along the axis of said valve stem.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
39 words
A valve as defined in claim 1 including a valve closure member in said housing engageable with said valve seat for preventing fluid flow between said chambers in the absence of a predetermined minimum pressure differential between said chambers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
62 words
A valve as defined in claim 3 wherein said housing includes a first movable member to which is attached said valve closure means and which provides for adjustment thereof; and a second movable member forming a part of said valve stem means for adjustment thereof, both said first and second movable members being accessible externally of said housing for independent adjustment thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
91 words
In an intracranial pressure regulator valve adapted for transfer of cerebrospinal fluid from one location to another, said regulator valve including fluid handling chambers separated by a flexible biocompatible diaphragm which defines a valve seat having a flow metering orifice, the improvement comprising: a valve stem in said housing extending through said orifice to control fluid flow therethrough, said valve stem being generally cylindrical in form and including a metering notch for controlling fluid flow through said orifice, said metering notch defining a chordal surface with respect to said valve stem.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
91 words
In an intracranial pressure regulator valve adapted for transfer of cerebrospinal fluid from one location to another, said regulator valve including fluid handling chambers separated by a flexible biocompatible diaphragm which defines a valve seat having a flow metering orifice, the improvement comprising: a valve stem in said housing extending through said orifice to control fluid flow therethrough, said valve stem being generally cylindrical in form and including a metering notch for controlling fluid flow through said orifice, said metering notch defining a chordal surface with respect to said valve stem.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
A valve as defined in claim 5 wherein said notch is of progressively decreasing depth along the axis of said valve stem.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
397 words
A valve for controlling the passage of body fluids from one location in the body to another location, comprising: a housing having first and second interior chambers; inlet port means for stabilizing fluid communication between said first chamber and the one location; outlet port means for establishing fluid communication between said second chamber and the other location; valving means between said first chamber and said second chamber for regulating fluid flow between said first and second chambers, said valving means including a valve closure member, a valve seat defining a flow metering orifice and a valve stem extending through said orifice and providing a first condition in which fluid flow between said first and second chambers is prevented, a second condition in which fluid flow between said first and second chambers is sufficient to maintain a first substantially constant predetermined pressure in said first chamber, a third condition in which fluid flow between said first and second chambers is of a substantially constant rate, and a fourth condition in which fluid flow between said first and second chambers is sufficient to maintain a second substantially constant predetermined pressure in said first chamber; partition means in said housing including a diaphragm separating said first and second chambers and movable in response to the pressure differential therebetween, said valve seat being carried on said diaphragm and being operatively associated with said valve closure member and said valve stem such that the flow between said first and second chambers is sequentially conditioned by said second part from said first condition through said second and third conditions to said fourth condition whereby in response to an increasing pressure differential between fluid at the one location and fluid at the other location said valving means sequentially prevents the passage of fluids between the one location and the other location, maintains a constant fluid pressure differential between the one location and the other location, maintains desired constant rate of fluid flow between the one location and the other location, and maintains a second constant fluid pressure differential between the one location and the other location; and wherein said valve stem is generally cylindrical in form and of a lesser diameter than said metering orifice, and includes a metering notch on the surface thereof, said metering notch defining a chordal surface with respect to said valve stem for controlling fluid flow through the orifice.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
397 words
A valve for controlling the passage of body fluids from one location in the body to another location, comprising: a housing having first and second interior chambers; inlet port means for stabilizing fluid communication between said first chamber and the one location; outlet port means for establishing fluid communication between said second chamber and the other location; valving means between said first chamber and said second chamber for regulating fluid flow between said first and second chambers, said valving means including a valve closure member, a valve seat defining a flow metering orifice and a valve stem extending through said orifice and providing a first condition in which fluid flow between said first and second chambers is prevented, a second condition in which fluid flow between said first and second chambers is sufficient to maintain a first substantially constant predetermined pressure in said first chamber, a third condition in which fluid flow between said first and second chambers is of a substantially constant rate, and a fourth condition in which fluid flow between said first and second chambers is sufficient to maintain a second substantially constant predetermined pressure in said first chamber; partition means in said housing including a diaphragm separating said first and second chambers and movable in response to the pressure differential therebetween, said valve seat being carried on said diaphragm and being operatively associated with said valve closure member and said valve stem such that the flow between said first and second chambers is sequentially conditioned by said second part from said first condition through said second and third conditions to said fourth condition whereby in response to an increasing pressure differential between fluid at the one location and fluid at the other location said valving means sequentially prevents the passage of fluids between the one location and the other location, maintains a constant fluid pressure differential between the one location and the other location, maintains desired constant rate of fluid flow between the one location and the other location, and maintains a second constant fluid pressure differential between the one location and the other location; and wherein said valve stem is generally cylindrical in form and of a lesser diameter than said metering orifice, and includes a metering notch on the surface thereof, said metering notch defining a chordal surface with respect to said valve stem for controlling fluid flow through the orifice.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
A valve as defined in claim 7 wherein said notch is of progressively decreasing depth along the axis of said valve stem.
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