| 摘要 |
An implantable fluid management device is provided that includes a catheter having at least wire running therethrough and coupled to a sensor disposed at a distal portion to the catheter. At least a portion of the wire is removably coupled to the cathet er to allow, a length of the catheter to be selectively adjusted, thereby providing a trimmable sensi ng catheter. The device can be used for a variety of medical procedures, but in an exemplary embodiment the device is a ventricular catheter that is used to drain CSF from a patient's ventricles.
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