Patents
US 12491348 B2: Systems and associated methods for improved interrogation of shunt functionality
- Granted
- 2025-12-09
- Filed
- 2020-08-17 application 17635641
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Embodiments of a system for improved interrogation of shunt functionality are disclosed. The system includes a fluid flow detector having a microfluidic chamber configured for receiving the passage of bodily fluid flow. The fluid flow detector generates measurements and other data and provides wireless access to the same.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251209.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health 185 patents | US company or organization | San Francisco, CA | DIGNITY HEALTH Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| Texas A&M University 14 patents | US company or organization | College Station, TX | TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randall Porter | Phoenix, AZ | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Clinton Morgan | San Francisco, CA | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Mooney | San Francisco, CA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Sung Il Park | College Station, TX | 89 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| A61B | Diagnosis; surgery; identification | A61B5/0538 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61M | Devices for introducing media into, or onto, the body ; devices for transducing body media or for taking media from the body ; devices for producing or ending sleep or stupor | A61M27/006 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A61N | Electrotherapy; magnetotherapy; radiation therapy; ultrasound therapy | A61N1/205 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-18 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PARK, SUNG II signed 2022-04-25 | TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE STATION, TX | 59949/443 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-04-15 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MORGAN, CLINTON D. signed 2022-03-24 MOONEY, MICHAEL signed 2022-03-27 | DIGNITY HEALTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA | 59607/338 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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