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Lumboperitoneal Catheter and Shunt Systems ... All shunt systems are accessorized with the end user in mind. Reservoirs have integral connectors with radiopaque markers and low pressure one-way valve mechanisms. The reservoirs are designed to allow injection through the dome using a 25-gauge or smaller needle.
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www.medtronic.com/neurosurgery/shunts.html
www.medtronic.com/neurosurgery/shunts.html
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For general discussions of the nature and functions of shunt systems employed in the treatment of hydrocephalus the reader is referred to the following articles in medical journals: "The Special Clinical Problem of Symptomatic Hydrocephalus with Normal Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure -- Observations on Cerebrospinal...
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www.freepatentsonline.com/3889687.html
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Causes for operative revisions of CSF shunting systems are displacement of the distal catheter from the heart or the peritoneal cavity due to the patient's growth. ... The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/3673277
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Intraoperative ultrasound is performed in hydrocephalic newborn who were undergoing placement of a ventriculoperitoneal shunt. It is possible to show intraoperatively the tip of the ventriculoperitoneal shunt tube.
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/2750337
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WHAT IS A CSF SHUNT? ... The shunt is positioned to enable the CSF to be drained from the cerebral ventricles or sub-arachnoid spaces into another absorption site, the right atrium of the heart or the peritoneal cavity, through a system of small tubes known as catheters. ... Shunt Systems & Type of Hydrocephalus;
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www.sophysa.fr/patient/hydrocephalus/hydrocephalus3.htm
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Fact Sheet: Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Systems for the. Management of Hydrocephalus. What Is a Shunt? A shunt is a surgically implanted device that diverts ...
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www.hydroassoc.org/docs/FactSheet_Shunt_Systems.pdf
www.hydroassoc.org/docs/FactSheet_Shunt_Systems.pdf
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Shunt systems come in a vairety of models by but have similar functional components. Catheters (tubing) and a flow-control mechanism (one-way valve) are components common to all shunts. The parts of a shunt are named according to where they are placed in the body.
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When a shunt is implanted in a person with hydrocephalus, the goal is for the shunt system to mimic what would occur in the body naturally. CSF will be ... Without a differential pressure valve (as with some older shunt systems), changes in body position can sometimes cause a siphoning effect in the distal catheter.
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