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
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...
The fluid flows in and around the brain and spinal cord to cushion and protect them from injury (Fig. 1). Veins at the top of the head absorb CSF into the bloodstream at the rate of about one ounce per hour. NPH occurs when the normal volume of CSF is not absorbed fast enough, cau...
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...
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...
This study aimed to investigate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a ventriculosagittal sinus (VSS) shunt in the treatment of hydrocephalus with elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protein content. In this single-center retrospective analysis, we enrolled 80 patients with hydrocep...
The reduction inairway pressuredistal 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.70Airway closure prevents the ventilation of alveoli supplied by that airway: The blood perfusing those alveoli is an intrapu...
A cerebrospinal fluid shunt system comprises a brain ventricle catheter (15) to insert into the brain ventricle (21) so as to drain cerebrospinal fluid from
A catheter useful in draining cerebrospinal fluid from the ventricles of a brain. The catheter utilizes a series of holes arranged in a helical pattern at the forward or ventricular end portion of the catheter. Exterior grooves may be provided in the ventricular end of the catheter within which...
1,173,071. Surgical pumps. DOW CORNING CORP. 17 Jan., 1967 [9 Feb., 1966], No. 2423/67. Heading A5R. A surgical pump for removing fluid from the brain and introducing it into the vascular system compr