US Patent Issued to Shifamed Holdings on Feb. 11 for "Adjustable flow glaucoma shunts and methods for making and using same" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,220,350, issued on Feb. 11, was assigned to Shifamed Holdings LLC (Campbell, Calif.).

"Adjustable flow glaucoma shunts and methods for making and using same" was invented by Colin Mixter (Campbell, Calif.), Claudio Argento (Felton, Calif.), Andrew Backus (Campbell, Calif.) and Tom Saul (Moss Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Adjustable flow glaucoma shunts are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, for example, an adjustable flow shunt can include an outflow drainage tube having a proximal inflow region and a distal outflow region. The proximal inflow region can include aperture(s) defining a fluid inlet area positioned to allow...