Adjustable Pressure Hydrocephalus Shunt Valve

MIETHKE proGAV® 2.0

Hydrocephalus treatment involves the use of an adjustable valve with a gravitational unit.input:
output:MIETHKE gravitational valves offer a dependable solution for the prevention of overdrainage complications [1, 2] that are associated with the management of hydrocephalus.

proGAV® 2.0 is the most recent advancement in our existing proGAV® technology, which has been refined to more effectively meet the needs of our customers and their patients.

With the addition of a new tactile “Feedback” mechanism and “Soft-Touch” instrumentation, proGAV® 2.0 maintains the same level of reliability as our current technology.

The special valve surface of the adjustable unit is designed to release the “Active-Lock” mechanism of the valve and provide tactile feedback when slight pressure is applied with the finger.input:
output:One Thomale UW, Gebert AF, Haberl H, and Schulz M. In pediatric neurosurgery, the adjustable differential pressure valve is combined with a gravitational unit (proGAV) to increase shunt survival rates. Child’s Nervous System. 2013 Mar;29(3):425-31.

Two Lemcke J, Meier U, Müller C, Fritsch MJ, Kehler U, Langer N, Kiefer M, Eymann R, Schuhmann MU, Speil A, Weber F, Remenez V, Rohde V, Ludwig HC, Stengel D. A pragmatic, randomized, open-label, multicenter trial (SVASONA) to evaluate the safety and efficacy of gravitational shunt valves in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2013 Aug;84(8):850-57.