A collection of sterile devices intended for short-term percutaneous access to the subarachnoid (intrathecal) or epidural space of the lumbar spinal column to drain cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), and/or other fluids of similar physical characteristics, as a means of reducing CSF volume and intracranial pressure (ICP). It includes a spinal infusion/drainage catheter and devices intended for catheter insertion (e.g. Tuohy needle, suture, guidewire) and CSF collection (e.g., drip chamber, drainage bag, tubing set, filter). This is a single-use device.
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