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05-03-2016, 01:40 PM
StrataMR, an MRI-safe Shunt System for Hydrocephalus Cleared by FDA
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Medtronic‘s new*StrataMR valves and shunts, used to manage hydrocephalus and cerebrospinal fluid disorders, received FDA clearance. The devices are designed to continue **rmal operation while the patient is inside an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)*scanner, as long as certain labelled instructions are followed. This keeps open imaging options into the future for patients that may particularly benefit from MRI.
The StrateMR valves*are **t much different from Medtronic’s previous such valves, but the magnet inside that’s used to vary fluid flow has been positioned inside a mechanism that resists its movement when inside an MRI machine up to 3.0 Tesla. Physicians are still expected to double check the setting following a scan just in case.
“I see many implications for the use of the new StrataMR, especially with patients who need to have their valves re-checked after MR imaging,” said Marion L. Walker, MD, a professor of neurosurgery at the University of Utah, in a statement. “Also, this tech**logy will benefit those patients who are concerned about their exposure to strong magnets. This new tech**logy may cut down on some of the insecurities these patients may feel.”
Via:*Medtronic… (http://newsroom.medtronic.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=251324&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2163769)
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Medtronic‘s new*StrataMR valves and shunts, used to manage hydrocephalus and cerebrospinal fluid disorders, received FDA clearance. The devices are designed to continue **rmal operation while the patient is inside an magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)*scanner, as long as certain labelled instructions are followed. This keeps open imaging options into the future for patients that may particularly benefit from MRI.
The StrateMR valves*are **t much different from Medtronic’s previous such valves, but the magnet inside that’s used to vary fluid flow has been positioned inside a mechanism that resists its movement when inside an MRI machine up to 3.0 Tesla. Physicians are still expected to double check the setting following a scan just in case.
“I see many implications for the use of the new StrataMR, especially with patients who need to have their valves re-checked after MR imaging,” said Marion L. Walker, MD, a professor of neurosurgery at the University of Utah, in a statement. “Also, this tech**logy will benefit those patients who are concerned about their exposure to strong magnets. This new tech**logy may cut down on some of the insecurities these patients may feel.”
Via:*Medtronic… (http://newsroom.medtronic.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=251324&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=2163769)
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