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Surgical implants; surgical implants (prosthetic devices)
used in the treatment of hydrocephaly, namely internal or
external drainage valves for cerebrospinal liquid;
catheters; drainage tubes for medical purposes; suture
materials, namely needles, staples, wings for suturing
catheters; graduated scales for measuring the pressure of
cranial liquid; catheter introducing needles for
subcutaneous insertion; drainage bags for cranial liquid;
material for neuro and brain surgery namely surgical
staples, suture anchors, cannulae, knives for surgical
purposes; surgical thread; medical guidewires; catgut;
injectors and enema apparatus for medical purposes;
scalpels; saws for medical purposes; appliances for
cleaning, washing and emptying body cavities, particularly
of the brain; syringes for neuro and brain surgery;
diagnostic apparatus for medical purposes namely probes;
electrodes for medical use; burette droppers for medical
purposes; water bags for medical purposes; internal or
external bypass systems namely valves and catheters;
reservoirs, burr hole reservoirs located outside the cranium
to puncture the brain fluid or to inject medicines; suction
tanks for brain fluid; lumbar catheters; peritoneal
catheters; distal catheters; ventricular catheters; proximal
catheters; balloon catheters; catheters for perforating and
draining cysts; tunnellers namely guiding instruments for
inserting a valve and its catheter subcutaneously; graduated
drainage burettes located outside the cranium to collect
brain fluid; Tuohy needles, namely trocars for spinal taps;
drills and drill bits for making burr holes; pole mounts
namely graduated supporting frames for external drainage
systems; luer lock connectors, namely connections joining
the end of a catheter to a drainage bag; subdural drainage
catheters; coils namely springs for surgical purposes;
haemostatic compresses; regulated flux valves, valves to
regulate flow rate; differential pressure valves; bypass
valves or accessories that comprise an anti-gravity device
to prevent brain fluid from flowing back down; bypass valves
or accessories that comprise an anti-siphoning device;
valves comprising gravity-compensating accessories or an
orthostatic device; lombo-peritoneal valves;
ventriculo-peritoneal valves; atrio-peritoneal valves;
adjustable valves; programmable valves; valve adjustment and
programming kits namely equipment comprising a magnet and a
compass for the remote adjustment and programming of valves;
catheters for measuring intracranial pressure, oxygen
pressure, and cerebral blood flow; endoscopes namely
endoscopic catheters; neuronavigation systems and monitoring
devices namely screens and computer software for control and
guidance to assist surgeons in placing valves and catheters;
cranial stabilisation systems namely surgical clamps to
support the patient's cranium during the operation; clips
namely clamps for closing off a blood vessel during an
aneurysm; neurosurgical instruments; neurostimulation
electrodes; electrodes for treating epilepsy; ultrasonic
knives for surgical purposes; artificial tissues namely dura
mater substitute