ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,434,038, issued on Oct. 7.
"Implantable shunt system and method" was invented by Thirusivapragasam Subramaniam (Rochester, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides a novel shunt device and methods of use, and in particular a cerebral shunt device. The cerebral shunt device includes an outer tube member forming a first lumen, the outer tube member having a drainage outlet and at least one opening to the first lumen in a distal region along the length of the outer tube member. The shunt also includes an inner tube member forming a second lumen, the inner tube member having at least one opening to the second lumen ...