Spinal Manometer
Manometer · CSF manometer · Spinal fluid manometer · Manometer and stopcock set
A clear, rigid plastic tube marked in centimeters, usually in two pieces that join, attached to a three-way stopcock. It comes sterile and single use.
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What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Measures cerebrospinal fluidser-uh-broh-SPY-nul FLOO-idThe clear, watery fluid that bathes and cushions the brain and spinal cord.cerebr/o brainspin spine-al relating toFull entry (CSF) pressure. Fluid flows up the upright tube and the height of the column is read as the pressure. In a VP shuntSHUNTA passage that moves blood or other fluid from one place to another, either made by a surgeon or present in the body.Full entry , intracranial pressurein-truh-KRAY-nee-ul PRESH-erThe pressure inside the skull, made by the brain, the blood and the fluid around the brain.intra- insidecrani/o skull-al relating toFull entry may be checked with the manometer once the ventricleVEN-trih-kulOne of the two lower chambers of the heart, or one of the fluid-filled spaces inside the brain.Full entry catheter is in. Some surgeons also use one to test a shunt valve before implanting it. It is also the standard tool for opening pressure at a lumbar punctureLUM-bar PUNK-cherA procedure in which a needle is put between two bones in the lower back to take out spinal fluid or give medicine; a spinal tap.lumb/o lower backpuncture piercingFull entry .
Lengths and variants
Rocket Medical's measures up to 40 cm H2O and comes with Luer or NRFit connectors. Codman's valve test calls for a wide-bore manometer (about 3.5 mm) graduated in mm, 38 to 60 cm long.
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4 sources
- AST. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. Chapter 24 (Neurosurgery), pp. 1164-1165
- Integra. Codman Hakim Programmable Valve Instructions for Use, Appendix: Preimplantation Performance Testing, p. 18
- Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary. 24th ed. Lumbar puncture, p. 1993
- rocketmedical.com
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