Flow Control & Surgical Navigation
The smallest cluster carries the heaviest human stakes: MEMS-actuated shunt valves for hydrocephalus — closed-loop pressure control for a condition where device failure often means brain surgery, frequently a child's — plus accelerometer-corrected magnetic tracking for surgical navigation. Engineering applied where the margin for error is a person. T3 · interpretation
Deep dive: silent valve
3 granted patents in this theme
| Granted | Patent |
|---|---|
| 2018 | Error correction techniques in surgical navigation US9913693B2 |
| 2023 | System and method for valve control US11701503B2 |
| 2024 | System and method for valve control US12059542B2 |
Pending in this theme
- Swabbable valve with universal proximal connector (US20260102554A1)
- System and method for valve control (US20240382723A1)