A shunt for draining cerebral spinal fluid from the brain is provided. In an embodiment, the shunt includes a master control unit that is located in the abdomen, which interconnects a ventricular catheter and a second catheter, typically located in the peritoneal cavity. In a specific embodiment...
A shunt for draining cerebral spinal fluid from the brain is provided. In an embodiment, the shunt includes a master control unit that is located in the abdomen, which interconnects a ventricular catheter and a second catheter, typically located in the peritoneal cavity. In a specific embodiment...
roughly two inches long and attached to acatheter, through an opening in the groin, all the way to the main blood vessels in the neck and shoulders draining fluid from the brain. The goal is to precisely position the stent across the ...
A hydrocephalus shunt valve for drainage of excess fluid from the brain comprising on elongate housing having an inlet and outlet end a first and second valve member disposed within said housing in a spaced relationship to each other for closing and opening said inlet and outlet, characterized in...
Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH), despite its name, is an abnormal condition. It occurs in older adults when cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) builds up inside the brain's ventricles.
The catheter with a valve functions as a unidirectional medium, draining the excess fluid from the brain to the heart. In the heart, the fluid mixes with the blood and gets absorbed. After the procedure The patient is administered with intravenous antibiotics and painkillers. Radiological ...
5. Medicine To divert or permit flow of (a body fluid) from one pathway or region to another by surgical means. v.intr. 1. To move or turn aside. 2. Electricity To become diverted by means of a shunt. Used of a circuit. [Middle English shunten, to flinch.] shunt′er n. America...
n. a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another n. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current n. implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within th...
5. Medicine To divert or permit flow of (a body fluid) from one pathway or region to another by surgical means. v.intr. 1. To move or turn aside. 2. Electricity To become diverted by means of a shunt. Used of a circuit. [Middle English shunten, to flinch.] shunt′er n. America...
Subdural hematomas may form after the shunting of hydrocephalus as a result of tears in the cortical bridging veins when the brain matter has not yet adequately expanded to fully occupy the increased cranial space caused by fluid drainage. Even minor head trauma can increase the risk of subdural...