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  • Shunt infection: How it develops and how it can be prevented
    • Shunt therapy is the most common treatment for hydrocephalus, but carries the risk of serious complications such as shunt infections. Find out more about symptoms, causes, treatment options and preventive approaches such as antibiotic-impregnated catheters.
  • LP shunt vs. VP shunt
    • The choice between LP and VP shunt is essential for the successful treatment of hydrocephalus. This article provides a detailed comparison, looking at the indications, benefits and potential risks of both types of implantation - informed insights for better treatment decisions.
  • The Innovative Leap to Telemetric Pressure Sensors
    • Telemetric pressure sensors are setting new standards in the hydrocephalus shunt therapy. The article analyzes the technical limitations of conventional ICP sensors and presents trend-setting innovations in the field of measurement with telemetric pressure sensors - for more precise and efficient treatments.
  • ICP – the measurement of intracranial pressure
    • The measurement and interpretation of intracranial pressure (ICP) is a very helpful aid in the diagnosis and treatment of many brain diseases. The article explains the technical requirements for ICP measurements, the interpretation of ICP values in intracranial pressure measurements and their significance for effective treatment planning.
  • Over- and underdrainage - the most common “side effects” of shunt systems
    • Shunt systems in hydrocephalus therapy have a long history, but over- and underdrainage are still common complications with their potential consequences, such as slit ventricle syndrome. The article looks at the causes, consequences and therapeutic approaches of both problems and discusses whether gravitational technology offers a possible remedy.
  • Foundations of fluid mechanics, or of beakers, bottles and people
    • The article introduces fluid mechanics and explains how the cerebrospinal fluid works in the human brain. It explains the hydrodynamics in the shunt system and shows why the circulation and pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid are important factors for optimizing shunt therapies.
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Adjustable valves

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Adjustable valves
Adjustable and individual
M.blue & M.blue plus
M.flow
proGAV 2.0
proGAV
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Adjustable and individual

- as life itself


Hydrocephalus is a disease that occurs at any age and can be very restrictive for patients. Depending on the cause of the hydrocephalus, there is the desire for a valve to give back as much freedom and quality of life as possible. Against the background that not only is every person different, but no two hydrocephalus are alike - not even in the life of a single patient - it is becoming increasingly important for individual treatment that valves can be flexibly adjusted.

The adjustable valves from MIETHKE can be adjusted from 0 to 20 cmH2O (differential pressure valves) and 0 to 40 cmH2O (gravitational valves) postoperatively and non-invasively.

M.blue® & M.blue plus®

The balanced way of life

The M.blue is the essence of 26 years of experience with hydrocephalus and valve technology and the feedback of numerous doctors and patients worldwide. In developing this valve, we have paid particular attention to the needs of an active life with hydrocephalus. On average, we are active 16 hours a day and in very different ways. The requirements for hydrocephalus therapy vary from patient to patient and change over the course of a lifetime with hydrocephalus. The M.blue is an adjustable gravitational valve that can react flexibly to different requirements.

The M.blue is a combination of an adjustable gravitational unit and an integrated, fixed differential pressure unit - 2 in 1.

The M.blue plus is a combination of adjustable gravitational unit and adjustable differential pressure unit.

 

About the product

M.blue and M.blue plus with catheter

M.flow®

The M.flow is an adjustable flow-reducing
device that can be implanted alongside
gravitational or differential pressure valves.

The M.flow enables the flow rate in the shunt system
to be adjusted flexibly and individually.
Additionally, the Real Off function enables the flow
to be stopped completely.
M.flow

proGAV® 2.0

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The proGAV 2.0 is a combination
of adjustable differential pressure unit
and fixed gravitational unit.
about the product

proGAV ®

The first adjustable MIETHKE valve

The proGAV is a combination of
adjustable differential pressure unit
and fixed gravitational unit
and our first adjustable valve ever.

about the product
proSA with catheter

proSA®

For the upright body position

The proSA is a combination
of adjustable gravity unit
and fixed differential pressure unit.
about the product
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OUR MIETHKE PRODUCT FINDER

The product finder quickly filters the relevant criteria using targeted, short questions.

We consider the individual patient situation, surgical technique and treatment plan. The questions are designed in such a way that the list of results provides a maximum of three product recommendations.

 

FURTHER INFORMATION

Miethke Journal

The MIETHKE Journal is a platform for a broad spectrum of technologies and questions that doctors and patients inevitably encounter at some point in the treatment of hydrocephalus with shunt systems.
Hydrocephalus is our topic. Every day. Full-time.

MIETHKE Journal Teaser Articel ICP

ICP – the measurement of intracranial pressure

The measurement and interpretation of intracranial pressure (ICP) is a very helpful aid in the diagnosis and treatment of many brain diseases. The article explains the technical requirements for ICP measurements, the interpretation of ICP values in intracranial pressure measurements and their significance for effective treatment planning.

15.06.2021

Woman crosses her arms

Shunt infection: How it develops and how it can be prevented

Shunt therapy is the most common treatment for hydrocephalus, but carries the risk of serious complications such as shunt infections. Find out more about symptoms, causes, treatment options and preventive approaches such as antibiotic-impregnated catheters.

31.05.2024

LP Shunt vs. VP-Shunt

LP shunt vs. VP shunt

The choice between LP and VP shunt is essential for the successful treatment of hydrocephalus. This article provides a detailed comparison, looking at the indications, benefits and potential risks of both types of implantation - informed insights for better treatment decisions.

28.09.2023

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Over- and underdrainage - the most common “side effects” of shunt systems

Shunt systems in hydrocephalus therapy have a long history, but over- and underdrainage are still common complications with their potential consequences, such as slit ventricle syndrome. The article looks at the causes, consequences and therapeutic approaches of both problems and discusses whether gravitational technology offers a possible remedy.

27.01.2020

The Innovative Leap to Telemetric Pressure Sensors

Telemetric pressure sensors are setting new standards in the hydrocephalus shunt therapy. The article analyzes the technical limitations of conventional ICP sensors and presents trend-setting innovations in the field of measurement with telemetric pressure sensors - for more precise and efficient treatments.

15.06.2021

[Translate to English:]

Foundations of fluid mechanics, or of beakers, bottles and people

The article introduces fluid mechanics and explains how the cerebrospinal fluid works in the human brain. It explains the hydrodynamics in the shunt system and shows why the circulation and pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid are important factors for optimizing shunt therapies.

27.01.2020

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