Initial experience with the Codman Certas adjustable valve in the management of patients with hydrocephalus

Sara Watt; Niels Agerlin; Bertil Romner

doi:10.1186/2045-8118-9-21

Initial experience with the Codman Certas adjustable valve in the management of patients with hydrocephalus

Sara Watt, Niels Agerlin, Bertil Romner

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Abstract

A new adjustable valve, the Codman CertasTM valve for treatment of hydrocephalus was introduced into clinical practice in January 2011. It has 8 different settings with an opening pressure varying from 36 to over 400 mm H2O at a flow rate of 20 mL/h. The 8th setting is designed to provide a "virtual off" function. The objective of this report is to describe the initial clinical experience with the CertasTM valve and evaluate clinical usage with the main focus on the portable adjustment device - Therapeutic Management System (TMS), the "virtual off" setting and compatibility with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Original language	English
Journal	Fluids and Barriers of the C N S
Volume	9
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	21
ISSN	2045-8118
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/2045-8118-9-21
Publication status	Published - 2012

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