Roxhed, Niclas;Malm, Jan;Stemme, Göran;Johansson, Staffan;Eklund, Anders
发明人:
Roxhed, Niclas,Johansson, Staffan,Stemme, Göran,Eklund, Anders,Malm, Jan
申请号:
ES13777167
公开号:
ES2766779T3
申请日:
2013.10.01
申请国别(地区):
ES
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要:
The disclosure relates to a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt for treatment of hydrocephalus, comprising a valve having an inlet port and an outlet port, which ports are for draining CSF, and a control port for regulating the drainage of CSF through the valve according to a hydrostatic pressure provided to the control port, which hydrostatic pressure is dependent on the body position of the patient. The disclosure further relates to a method for treatment of hydrocephalus comprising regulating drainage of CSF based on a hydrostatic pressure that is dependent on the body position of the patient.