Medtronic, Inc.

Andrew R Kiehl

Derek J Harper

William Jeffrey Bertrand

Ron D Scheer

Lori C Speckman

Lori Cone Speckman

A drainage system that includes a ventricular catheter, a drainage catheter, and a positive displacement pump that can function to actively drain CSF from the ventricles of the brain of a patient. The pump can include, for example, a diaphragm pump, a piston pump, a rotor pump, a peristaltic pump, or a screw pump.

Method of using a system for draining cerebral spinal fluid

Drainage system including a ventricular catheter, a drainage catheter, and a positive displacement pump that can function to actively drain CSF from the ventricles of the brain of a patient. Methods of using a drainage system in accordance with the invention are also disclosed, as well as kits.

Implantable cerebral spinal fluid drainage system

The invention provides a drainage system that includes a ventricular catheter, a drainage catheter, and a positive displacement pump that can function to actively drain CSF from the ventricles of the brain of a patient. Methods of using a drainage system in accordance with the invention are also provided, as well as kits.

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Oak View, CA, United States of America

Andrew R Kiehl