The evolution of EVD technology has been limited, so neurosurgeons and ICU staff still deal with catheter occlusion rates up to 40%1 as well as infection rates that can range from 2 – 24%2. At IRRAS, we believe that it is time for a needed step forward in fluid management technology that addresses these clinical challenges and improves outcomes.
IRRAflow®’s innovative closed system design responds to these issues with its use of a proprietary dual-lumen catheter and automated software to drain excess fluid in a controlled fashion. IRRAflow’s dual lumen catheter was designed to enable active fluid exchange by enabling irrigation with physiologic fluids and drainage of pathological material. IRRAflow’s Active Fluid Exchange mechanically cleanses the catheters tip thus potentially facilitating disruption of clot and or bacteria3,4.
Fluid Management Done Right
1. Fargen KM, Hoh BL, Neal D, O’Connor T, Rivera-Zengotita M, Murad GJ. The burden and risk factors of ventriculostomy occlusion in a high-volume cerebrovascular practice: results of an ongoing prospective database. Journal of Neurosurgery. 2015:1-8.
2. Citerio G, Signorini L, Bronco A, Vargiolu A, Rota M, Latronico N. External Ventricular and Lumbar Drain Device Infections in ICU Patients: A Prospective Multicenter Italian Study. Crit Care Med. 2015 Aug;43(8):1630-7.
3. Rajjoub K, Hess R M, O’Connor T E, et al. (May 22, 2021) Drainage, Irrigation, and Fibrinolytic Therapy (DRIFT) for Adult Intraventricular Hemorrhage Using IRRAflow® Self-Irrigating Catheter. Cureus 13(5): e15167. DOI 10.7759/cureus.15167
4.Brandmeir, Nicholas, et.al. Early Experience with Patient Treatment & Drug Delivery with IRRAflow; An Automatically Irrigating and Draining Ventricular Catheter. As presented at The Neurosurgical Society of the Virginias Annual Meeting in January 2022.
5.Rezai Jahromi, Behnam. Active CSF Exchange for Removal of SAH to Reduce Shunt Dependency. As presented at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2022, San Francisco, CA.
6.Rezai Jahromi, Behnam. Active CSF Exchange is for IVH Treatment. As presented at the European Association of Neurological Societies, 2022, Belgrade, Serbia.
