An implantable cranial medical device includes a first fluid flow path, a second fluid flow path, and upper flange portion, and a lower portion. The upper flange portion is configured to rest on a skull of a subject about a burr hole. The lower portion is configured to be placed within the burr hole. The first fluid flow path may extend from a first opening in the upper flange portion to a first opening in the lower portion. The second fluid flow path may extend from a second opening in the upper flange portion to a second opening in the lower portion.

A surgical access assembly and method of use is disclosed. The surgical access assembly comprises an outer sheath and an obturator. The outer sheath and obturator are configured to be delivered to an area of interest within the brain. Either the outer sheath or the obturator may be configured to operate with a navigational system to track the location of either within the brain. Once positioned at a desired location, the obturator is removed, leaving a distal end of the outer sheath adjacent an area of interest, and creating a working corridor. Interrogation of the area of interest may be performed to evaluate a disorder and/or abnormality, as well as evaluate treatment regimes. Interventional devices may also be introduced to the area of interest, as well as a variety of treatments.

A dopamine or drug/therapeutics delivery and monitoring system for treatment of brain disease having an implantable titrator connected to the brain, a microtube for delivery of dopamine, a second microtube for withdrawal of CSF, a micropump for controlled pumping of dopamine into the brain responsive to sensed dopamine levels in the withdrawn CSF and a mixing chamber in the implantable titrator to combine withdrawn CSF with dopamine from a reservoir in the titrator to form a mixture for controlled delivery of the mixture. The system may have a fiber optic implanted and dopamine sensor responsive to certain sensed wavelengths of light received by a microcontroller. The system further has a dopamine reservoir and a carbon fiber resistance probe and may use fast scan cyclic voltammetry. A needle memory alloy having a straight and curved phase can be deployed into a blood vessel of a vascular system for trans-vascular delivery.

A transcranial fastening device (1) for a drainage catheter (3), comprising an external body (5) being equipped with a passage (P), the passage (P) being equipped with blocking means (9) of the drainage catheter (3) adapted to allow a sliding of the drainage catheter (3) through the passage (P) along a first movement direction (M1) and to prevent a sliding of the drainage catheter (3) through the passage (P) along a second movement direction (M2).

Fluid communication devices and supporting structures may be provided for use with intraosseous devices. Apparatus and methods may also be provided to communicate fluids with an intraosseous device.

A medical device material impregnated with a combination of antimicrobial agents, the combination of antimicrobial agents comprising a first antimicrobial agent, the first antimicrobial agent being triclosan and at least a second antimicrobial agent, wherein the combination of antimicrobial agents provides the device material with antimicrobial activity and inhibition of resistant microbial mutations for of the order of, or greater than, 80 days.

A cerebral catheter device for draining fluid from the brain of a patient is described. The device may be used as part of a ventricular shunt system. The device includes an elongate tube for insertion into the brain of a patient to a vicinity of a desired target. A head is attached to the elongate tube that has a passageway in fluid communication with a lumen of the elongate tube. Formations are provided on the external surface of the head for securing the head in a hole formed in the skull of a patient. The head further includes a first fluid connector portion that is attachable to an associated drainage catheter device. This allows fluid communication to be established between the lumen of the elongate tube and a drainage catheter device via the passageway of the head.

An intraosseous access system to access a medullary cavity includes a driver including an access assembly, a motor, and an energy source. The intraosseous access system further includes a sensor configured to detect a first input from one of the motor or the energy source. The intraosseous access system further including a processing unit, communicatively coupled with the sensor, configured to receive the first input from the sensor, and determine access to a medullary cavity. The processing unit can then modify operation of one of the motor and the energy source to automatically stop operation of the system and prevent backwalling.

A subdural drainage device includes a subdural drainage housing defining a drainage passageway. The drainage passageway has a A subdural drainage device includes a subdural drainage housing defining a drainage passageway. The drainage passageway has a lower opening configured to connect to a subdural space of a patient and an upper opening. A blockage removal unit is in the housing, and the blockage removal unit has an end portion that is configured to reduce or remove blockages adjacent the lower opening of the drainage passageway that is movable between a retracted position in which the end portion is in the subdural drainage housing and an extended position in which the end portion of the blockage removal unit extends away from the subdural drainage housing via the lower opening of the drainage passageway. At least one side delivery port is in the housing and in fluid communication with the drainage passageway.

Fixation and protective components for use with implantable medical devices, such as access ports and catheters, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a protective sleeve is employed about a catheter so as to distribute compressive loads and ensure patency of the catheter lumen, even in areas prone to pinch-off. A catheter assembly in one embodiment thus comprises an elongate catheter tube that defines at least one lumen. A protective mesh sleeve is disposed about an external portion of the catheter tube so as to cover at least a portion of the longitudinal length of the catheter tube. The protective sleeve is configured to distribute a compressive load on the catheter tube so as to ensure patency of the at least one lumen of the catheter tube.