Heyer-Pudenz valve

Hey·er-Pu·denz valve

(hī'yer pū-dents'), a valve used in the shunting procedure for hydrocephaly; consisting of a catheter-valve system in which the ventricular catheter leads the cerebrospinal fluid into a one-way pump through which the cerebrospinal fluid passes down the distal catheter into the right atrium of the heart.

Hey·er-Pu·denz valve

(hī'ĕr-pū'denz valv) A valve used in the shunting procedure for hydrocephaly; consisting of a catheter-valve system in which the ventricular catheter leads the cerebrospinal fluid into a one-way pump through which the cerebrospinal fluid passes down the distal catheter into the right atrium of the heart.

Heyer,

W.T., U.S. scientist, 1902–. Heyer-Pudenz valve - a valve used in the shunting procedure for hydrocephalus. Synonym(s): Pudenz valve

Pudenz,

Robert H., U.S. neurosurgeon, 1911-1998. Heyer-Pudenz valve - see under HeyerPudenz reservoirPudenz shuntPudenz tubePudenz valve - Synonym(s): Heyer-Pudenz valvePudenz ventricular catheterPudenz-Schulte thecoperitoneal shunt