Device Category Dossier

Ventriculo-peritoneal/atrial shunt

Device Category Dossier for Ventriculo-peritoneal/atrial shunt. Australian ARTG records, sponsors, device class — compiled by arcimedes.

Ventriculo-peritoneal shunts are implantable devices intended to divert excessive cerebrospinal fluid from the brain ventricles to the peritoneal cavity. They provide constant intraventricular pressure and drainage of CSF for the management of hydrocephalus.