US Patent Issued to MUSC Foundation for Research Development on Sept. 16 for "Ultrasound-based shunt flow detection" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,415,057, issued on Sept. 16, was assigned to MUSC Foundation for Research Development (Charleston, S.C.).

"Ultrasound-based shunt flow detection" was invented by Mohammed Alshareef (Charleston, S.C.), Ramin Eskandari (Charleston, S.C.) and Joseph Tyler Vasas (North Charleston, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention provides devices and systems for detecting shunt malfunction. The detection devices employ ultrasound instrumentations to evaluate shunt malfunction. The detection devices can be coupled with pumps to provide consistent shunt valve and/or reservoir actuation for reliable readings. The devices can output a d...