ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,406, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to CereVasc Inc. (Auburndale, Mass.).
"Systems and methods for treating hydrocephalus" was invented by Adel M. Malek (Weston, Mass.) and Carl Heilman (Wayland, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods for deploying and removing an endovascular cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt device in a patient's spinal subarachnoid space or third ventricle are disclosed herein. The disclosed methods can be used to treat elevated CSF pressure (e.g., acquired communicating hydrocephalus, pseudotumor cerebri), normal pressure hydrocephalus, or as a temporary measure to drain CSF and/or blood from the subarachnoi...