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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Please Read Before Use
Ventriculostomy Reservoir Set
(RICKHAM
®
Description
The Ventriculostomy Reservoir Set contains a reservoir with
preassembled cap and plug, a ventricular catheter, and a stylet.
The reservoir is available in 316 stainless steel or nylon. Attached
to the reservoir is a radiopaque silicone rubber cap with a
stainless steel or nylon plug inserted in the lumen of the side
arm. The plug is left in place for simple ventriculostomy, and is
removed when the reservoir is connected to the HOLTER® Valve
System.
The reservoir is available in three sizes. See Figure 1 and the
table below.
The 15 cm straight, ventricular catheter is a radiopaque silicone
rubber catheter with a nominal inside diameter of 1.5 mm and a
nominal outside diameter of 3.1 mm. The stainless steel stylet
is furnished for inserting the catheter into a ventricle or other
intracranial cavity.
The table below lists the Ventriculostomy Reservoir Sets
available. Each package is labeled with specific information about
the product it contains.
Catalog
Number
82-1615
82-1621
82-1617
82-1625
82-1616
82-1623
Indications
The Ventriculostomy Reservoir Set is indicated for use to gain
access to the cerebral ventricles or other intracranial cavities
for the purpose of diagnostic studies or therapeutic drug
administration with or without a shunting device.
with the shunting device, the ventriculostomy reservoir is also
indicated for use as the proximal fluid pathway.
Contraindications
This device is not designed, sold, or intended for use except as
indicated.
and SALMON™-RICKHAM
Design
RICKHAM
RICKHAM
SALMON-RICKHAM Nylon
SALMON-RICKHAM Stainless Steel
Large RICKHAM
Large RICKHAM
Reservoir Base Material
Nylon
Stainless Steel
Nylon
Stainless Steel
1–4
2
Designs)
®
When used
1–4