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...
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...
by placing the tip of a catheter in the ventricle of the brain. The other end of the catheter is placed in the atriumof the heart. 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...
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...
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...
68,69 The pressures needed to open a closed airway are greater than those that caused it to close: The reduction in airway pressure distal to a point of closure and the stability of a fluid meniscus formed at the site of an airway closure tend to keep the airway closed.70 Airway closure...
An implantable shunt device for draining cerebrospinal fluid from a patient's subarachnoid space includes a shunt having opposed first and second ends and a one-way valve located at
Used to relieve pressure from fluid accumulation. The doctor implanted a shunt in his brain. 1 Stent A splint placed temporarily inside a duct, canal, or blood vessel to aid healing or relieve an obstruction. Shunt The act or process of turning aside or moving to an alternate course. Stent...
An in vitro pressure and flow rate measurement test circuit was constructed to assess the high pressure relieving functionality of draining cerebrospinal fluid from foetal brain. Additionally, a resistance force measurement test platform was built to quantitatively evaluate the anchor performance of various...