Overview of bioengineering and hydrocephalus: 50 years in 30 ...
Overview of bioengineering and hydrocephalus: 50 years in 30 ...
Overview of bioengineering and hydrocephalus: 50 years in 30 ...
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Shunt history: <strong>50</strong> <strong>years</strong> <strong>in</strong> 5 m<strong>in</strong>utes<br />
19<strong>50</strong>s<br />
Silicone<br />
1-way differential<br />
pressure valves<br />
(Hakim, Pudenz,<br />
Heyer-Schulte)<br />
1970s<br />
Siphon control<br />
(ASD, SCD, gravity)<br />
Some adjustable<br />
designs (Portnoy,<br />
Hakim)<br />
1980s<br />
Programmable<br />
(Medos-Hakim)<br />
Flow control<br />
valve (OSV)<br />
today<br />
Dates derived from “The scientific history <strong>of</strong> <strong>hydrocephalus</strong> <strong>and</strong> its treatment.”<br />
Asch<strong>of</strong>f, Kremer, Hashemi, Kunze. Neurosurg. Reviews (1999).
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