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US 2019/0160267 A1Published application
Cranial plate for ultrasound guided cerebral shunt placement
AssigneeChildren's Hospital Medical Center
InventorsSudhakar Vadivelu, Kelsey Radabaugh, Heather Smith, Michael Woeste, Brandon Heckman
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Abstract
A ventricular catheter assembly including a proximal catheter and a cooperating cranial cover. The cranial cover includes a base plate having an opening aligned with a burr hole in the skull of a person. A guide extends upwardly from the base plate and receives the proximal catheter.
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A ventricular catheter assembly comprising:
- a proximal catheter configured to be in fluid communication with a ventricle of a brain and to extend through a burr hole formed within a skull receiving the brain;
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- a cranial cover cooperating with the proximal catheter, the cranial cover including:
- a base plate including an upper surface, a lower surface, and an opening extending through the base plate between the upper surface and the lower surface, the proximal catheter extending through the opening of the base plate;
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- a guide extending upwardly from the upper surface of the base plate and receiving the proximal catheter for extending parallel to the upper surface of the base plate.
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A method of treating hydrocephalus comprising the steps of:
- forming a burr hole within the skull of a person;
- placing a proximal catheter in fluid communication with a ventricle of a brain within the skull;
- positioning a cranial cover external to the skull, the cranial cover including a base plate having an opening, and a guide supported by the base plate;
- aligning the opening of the base plate with the burr hole in the skull;
- securing the base plate of the cranial cover to the skull;
- positioning the proximal catheter within the guide parallel to an outer surface of the skull;
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- securing the proximal catheter within the guide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.