The only way to fix that is to exchange shunts and begin the treatment course again. The Codman Hakim programmable valve (Codman; Raynham, Mass.) can be used for hydrocephalus, normal pressure ...

The researchers used three programmable shunt valves that are widely used to treat hydrocephalus (the Codman® Hakim® programmable valve, Medtronic Strata® II valve, and Aesculap proGAV™) to ...

The setting of a fixed valve is chosen before the shunt is placed. It cannot be changed without further surgery. In clinical trials, fixed and programmable valves have worked equally well.

In central and northern Europe, adjustable valves are routinely implanted for about 40 percent of all shunts (in Sweden, 37 percent of those used are made by Codman-Medos, 3 percent by Sophysa).

Codman & Shurtleff has announced it has received FDA clearance through a PMA supplement for its new programmable infusion system, according to a news release. The MEDSTREAM system is an implantable ...

Custom Safety Update image Individuals with an implantable programmable cerebrospinal fluid shunt are at risk for unintended changes to valve settings through exposure to magnetic fields present ...

Among those patients, 49 had implanted medical devices: 44 patients had non-programmable shunts, two patients had programmable shunts and three patients had pacemakers/defibrillators. Shunts are ...

University of Michigan researchers have found that the Apple iPad 2 can interfere with settings of magnetically programmable shunt devices, which are often used to treat children with ...

However, if both extremities are excluded due to shunts, available IV access is a huge challenge. — Peggy Guin, PhD, ARNP, Gainesville, Fla. It is acceptable to use the arm with the ...