A Catheter For Placement In A Ventricular System

Abstract

A catheter, in particular an external ventricular drainage catheter, for placement in a ventricular system, in particular of a human, for drainage of liquid, in particular of cerebrospinal fluid, from a ventricle of the ventricular system, includes a tubular body having an internal drainage lumen running along the tubular body for the drainage of the liquid and a port, arranged in a distal region of the tubular body, the port connecting the drainage lumen with an outside of the tubular body and outside of the catheter for the drainage of the liquid from the ventricle into the drainage lumen. The catheter further includes an ultrasonic sensor, or transducer, for emitting frontal ultrasound waves and detecting the frontal ultrasound waves reflected back to the at least one frontal ultrasonic sensor, in particular for obtaining a sonogram. The frontal ultrasonic sensor is arranged at a distal tip of said tubular body.

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