{"id":3598,"date":"2021-10-13T15:09:04","date_gmt":"2021-10-13T15:09:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mirm-pitt.net\/technologies\/?post_type=avada_portfolio&p=3598"},"modified":"2021-10-13T15:09:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T15:09:04","slug":"low-profile-ventriculoamniotic-shunt-for-fetal-aqueductal-stenosis","status":"publish","type":"avada_portfolio","link":"https:\/\/mirm-pitt.net\/technologies\/patents\/low-profile-ventriculoamniotic-shunt-for-fetal-aqueductal-stenosis\/","title":{"rendered":"Low-profile ventriculoamniotic shunt for fetal aqueductal stenosis"},"content":{"rendered":"

Low-profile ventriculoamniotic shunt for fetal aqueductal stenosis<\/h2>\n
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Inventors: <\/strong>Yanfei Chen, Young Jae Chun, Stephen Emery, Xinzhu Gu, William Wagner, Stephanie Greene<\/p>\n

Patent Number: <\/strong>US10744308B2<\/p>\n

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Abstract<\/h3>\n
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The invention relates to an in-utero ventriculoamniotic shunting device that includes a shunt tube (26<\/b>) composed of polymer composite and having metallic wire embedded therein, one or more anchors (30<\/b>) composed of superelastic wire, e.g., thermal shape-set nitinol structures, that are mechanically attached to an exterior surface of the shunt tube (26<\/b>), and a one-way passive valve (32<\/b>) composed of a thin polymer membrane. The anchors (30<\/b>) are effective to prevent migration and dislodgement of the shunting device following its deployment, and the valve (32<\/b>) is effective to prevent the backflow of amniotic fluid (23<\/b>).<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>
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