VENTIL ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON HYDROCEPHALUS

PCT No. PCT/FR93/01176 Sec. 371 Date May 17, 1995 Sec. 102(e) Date May 17, 1995 PCT Filed Nov. 30, 1993 PCT Pub. No. WO94/12222 PCT Pub. Date Jun. 9, 1994A device for regulating the flow of an organic liquid between a production site and a resorption site of a patient in a drainage circuit that extends between the two sites, one of the sites being a site of small pressure variation and the other being a site of large pressure variation, particularly as a function of the position of the subject, the device comprising a valve for implanting beneath the skin and connected by a first duct to one of the sites and by a second cut to the other site, the valve comprising a body (1) defining an internal passage inter-connecting the two ducts, a member (14) for adjusting the section of said passage, and control means (7, 15) coupled to said adjustment member (14) to displace it between a first position in which the passage is closed and second positions in which the passage is opened to a controlled extent, the device being characterized in that the control means comprise a first chamber (12) formed in the body (1) and closed in sealed manner by a moving wall (7), a second chamber (6) formed in the body and separated from the first by the moving wall (7), which second chamber forms a portion (2) of the interconnecting passage and is connected to the duct (3) coming from the site having small pressure variation, means for coupling the moving wall (7) to the adjustment member (14), resilient means (17, 21) for returning the adjustment member towards its position in which it closes the interconnecting passage, and means for adjusting the magnitude of the return force.