DEVICE FOR REGULATING GRAVITATIONAL PRESSURE IN A SHUNT SYSTEM

摘要

A gravitational pressure regulating valve to regulate fluid flow of a patient, including a fluid chamber having an inlet port to receive a bodily fluid and an outlet port to discharge the received bodily fluid, and an opposing force member in the fluid chamber to oppose a first force of the fluid flow at the inlet port with a second force that varies according to changes in gravitational alignment.