US 12,420,075 B2
Externally programable magnetic valve assembly and controller
Carlos A. Hakim, Coconut Grove, FL (US); and Jamil M. Hakim, Miami, FL (US)
Assigned to CEREDYN BIOTECHNOLOGY LLC, Coconut Grove, FL (US)
Filed by Carlos A. Hakim, Coconut Grove, FL (US); and Jamil M. Hakim, Miami, FL (US)
Filed on May 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/879,925.
Application 16/879,925 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/675,497, filed on Aug. 11, 2017, granted, now 10,864,363.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/374,046, filed on Aug. 12, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2020/0282200 A1, Sep. 10, 2020
Int. Cl. A61M 39/24 (2006.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01); F16K 31/04 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/24 (2013.01) [A61M 27/006 (2013.01); F16K 31/047 (2013.01); A61M 2039/226 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2493 (2013.01); A61M 2205/32 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3317 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3344 (2013.01); A61M 2205/50 (2013.01); A61M 2205/8206 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A kit for setting a pressure in a surgically-implantable shunt valve, the kit comprising:
a surgically-implantable shunt valve assembly having a magnetically operable motor configured to provide a selected pressure setting of the valve assembly; and
a programmer device having at least one programmer magnet, the at least one programmer magnet being selectively movable and configured to actuate the magnetically operable motor to allow a user to adjust the pressure setting of the valve assembly to match a pressure setpoint of the programmer, the programmer device including
a housing,
a motor coupled to the housing, and
a magnet assembly coupled to the motor and configured to rotate with respect to the housing, the magnet assembly including at least one programmer magnet to apply the external magnetic field on the valve assembly,
the motor including a shaft having a driver gear,
the magnet assembly further including a magnet support having a bearing, a driven gear coupled to the driver gear, a magnetic bridging plate coupled to the magnet support, the at least one programmer magnet being coupled to the magnetic bridging plate,
wherein the at least one programmer magnet includes a permanent magnet.