MIETHKE miniNAV®
Our smallest hydrocephalus shunt
The MIETHKE miniNAV® was developed as a compact differential pressure valve which, due to its small design, is particularly suitable for the treatment of pediatric hydrocephalus, especially in premature and newborn infants.[1] Another area of application is hydrocephalus in bedridden patients.
The valve is made of titanium, a material that allows excellent precision, stability and biocompatibility.
Advantages
- Very small, slim, cylindrical design for easy implantation
- MRI compatible upto 3 Tesla
- Smallest differential pressure valve [1]
Note
The MIETHKE miniNAV® is available as a single product or as a shunt system with different components.
Indication
- Treatment of Hydrocephalus
[1] 2019, Koueik J., Kraemer M. R., Hsu D., Rizk E., Zea R., Haldeman C. and Iskandar B. J.:
"A 12-year single-center retrospective analysis of antisiphon devices to prevent proximal ventricular shunt obstruction for hydrocephalus", J Neurosurg Pediatr: 1-10,
"Shunt assistants and paediGAV devices were originally used, until the much smaller miniNAV valves (especially valuable in young children) became available, after which these were used virtually exclusively. "