March 29, 2009 — Medtronic Neurologic Technologies and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have notified healthcare professionals of a class 1 recall for BioGlide ventricular snap shunt ...
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Interatrial Shunt to Go Before FDA Panel for Heart Failure Indication
Ventura's permanent interatrial shunt was designed to shunt blood from the left to right atrium to improve symptoms in ...
Ventricular CSF shunt infections due to Corynebacterium jeikeium are rare. Such infections may become manifest weeks to months after surgery. They are difficult to eradicate and often recur. We report ...
A ventricular shunt is a small plastic tube that is surgically placed to drain excess fluid and relieve pressure on the brain. Ventricular shunts are used on children to treat hydrocephalus, a ...
Controlled removal of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by serial tapping of ventricular reservoir, such as the McComb reservoir, is an effective way to decompress the ventricular system in preterm infants ...
Background: The rate of repeat shunt-related cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) infections and the contributing risk factors were analyzed. Methods: Our clinic treated 58 children for initial shunt ...
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FDA Panel on Interatrial Shunt for Heart Failure: It's a Hard No
An FDA advisory panel gave a unanimous verdict for an interatrial shunt in heart failure: no way.
An FDA advisory panel unanimously agreed that Johnson & Johnson MedTech's V-Wave Ventura interatrial shunt's risks outweigh ...
The FDA’s Circulatory System Devices Panel voted not to recommend approving use of an interatrial shunt to improve heart failure symptoms and prognosis.In a 0-15 vote, the committee determined risk ...
VIENNA, Austria — Patients with enlarged brain ventricles and clinically suspected idiopathic normal-pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) may be at increased risk for dementia, new research suggests. In the ...
Use of an eye ultrasound may quickly and safely identify children with brain drainage tube failure in the emergency department, according to a new study. The research will be presented at the ...
Use of an eye ultrasound may quickly and safely identify children with brain drainage tube failure in the emergency department, according to a new study. The research will be presented at the ...
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