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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1988
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1986
Marvin L Sussman, Miami, FL (US);
Cordis Corporation, Miami, FL (US);
Abstract
The intracranial ventricular catheter comprises a catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end. A connector is located at the proximal end of the catheter body and an inflatable balloon is mounted at the distal end of the catheter body. A stopcock mechanism is mounted along the catheter body at a position distal to the proximal connector. The catheter body has at least one port in a sidewall thereof at a position just proximal to the inflatable balloon. The catheter body has a first passageway extending from the stopcock mechanism to an interior space of the inflatable balloon. The catheter body also has a second passageway extending from the port to and through the proximal connector, to a pressure sensing device connected to the proximal connector.