Patent ID: 6283934
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A method of shunting cerebrospinal fluid from a brain ventricle to a sinus sagittalis, comprising the steps of:providing a shunt member that includes at least one flow restricting passage within the shunt member, the at least one flow restricting passage defining a resistance to flow of the shunt system of 8-12 mm Hg/ml/min;connecting a first catheter to a first location on the shunt member;connecting a second catheter to a second location on the shunt member, the shunt member providing fluidic communication between the first and second catheters;inserting the first catheter into the brain ventricle to drain cerebrospinal fluid from the brain ventricle; andinserting the second catheter into the sinus sagittalis to feed the cerebrospinal fluid via the shunt member into the sinus sagittalis.