Vp Shunt Medtronic

Ares antibiotic impregnated catheters help reduce bacterial colonization and can be part of any medtronic shunt system.

Vp shunt medtronic. The medtronic stratamr tm valves and shunts are designed to provide continuous cerebrospinal fluid csf flow from the ventricles of the brain into the right atrium of the heart or the peritoneal cavity. Infection in ventriculoperitoneal shunting occurred in 5 to 10 of the patients in most of the reports. Medtronic neurosurgery s values reflect our mission to restore health and extend life.

An adjustable csf shunt system for the treatment of communicating hydrocephalus. Strata nsc lp adjustable lumboperitoneal shunt system from medtronic. Other pathogens circulating in the blood stream may colonize the shunt and in the majority of patients require its removal.

In 1973 robertson et al. The design enables the physician to non invasively adjust valve pressure performance level pre and post implantation by using magnetic adjustment tools without the need for. Strata and strata nsc shunts with patented adjustable valve mechanism.

Properly sized and accessorized the system offers valve adjustability in a lumboperitoneal configuration. Medtronic stealthstation em navigation used during a shunt placement. A medtronic shunt which is usually implanted in less than an hour can provide lasting relief to people with hydrocephalus.

This is an example of a medtronic strata valve. Shunts typically consist of two catheters and a valve that redirect excess fluid from the brain s ventricle to another part of the body. For more information on the setup and use of stealthstation em technology go to www.

Strata adjustable pressure valves are part of a shunt system used to treat the symptoms of hydrocephalus. Providing important information about our products is a key element of these values. A shunt redirects excess cerebrospinal fluid in the brain to another part of the body allowing the brain s enlarged ventricles to return to a more normal size.