Patents by Inventor Javier J. Reveles

Javier J. Reveles has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Implantable cerebrospinal fluid flow device and method of controlling flow of cerebrospinal fluid
    Patent number: 8333728
    Abstract: An implantable shunt that includes one or more catheters configured so that the implantable shunt has a resistance to flow greater than about 3 mm Hg/mL/minute. An implantable shunt system that includes one or more catheters and a fluid control device that utilizes the properties of the catheters to improve the expected function of the shunt by providing a higher or lower resistance to the flow through the shunt and reduces the effect of pulsations of cerebrospinal fluid on the shunt system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Bertrand, Lori C. Speckman, Javier J. Reveles, Andy R. Kiehl