An electronic implant for Hydrocephalus therapy assistance.
A device intended to measure acceleration and pressure across a conventional valve of a shunt implant was designed and built. In this model, sensory data is sent wirelessly from the implant to a monitor, where proper evaluation algorithms detect the instantaneous valve status (open/close) and the intracranial pressure. Clinical implementation of this concept will potentially become a great step forward in diagnostics and treatment of Hydrocephalus.
Jetzki
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RWTH Aachen University, Helmholtz-Institute, Chair for Medial Information Technology, 52074, Germany. jetzki@hia.rwth-aachen.de
Leonhardt
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D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008365:Manometry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013686:Telemetry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D014159:Transducers