ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,075, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to CEREDYN BIOTECHNOLOGY LLC (Coconut Grove, Fla.).
"Externally programable magnetic valve assembly and controller" was invented by Carlos A. Hakim (Coconut Grove, Fla.) and Jamil M. Hakim (Miami).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An externally programmable shunt valve assembly that includes a motor having a rotor that is operable in response to an externally applied magnetic field and configured to increase or decrease the working pressure of the shunt valve assembly. The motor may further include a position sensing mechanism that allows a position of the rotor, and associated pressure setting of t...