About this trial
The SAPPHYRE study is an ambispective (retrospective and prospective) PMCF study with the objective to evaluate the safety and performance of the Polaris® 24 adjustable valve system in the treatment of 126 patients with hydrocephalus.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Primo implant of a valve shunt-based derivation system, or as a
Replacement of another valve -based shunt system, or
Endoscopic ventriculostomy (EVT) failure
Patient having given his/her informed consent prior to inclusion in this study, as per local regulations
Disqualifiers
Confirmed or suspected infections along the length of the shunt (meningitis, ventriculitis, peritonitis, septicemia or bacteremia) or any infection present in any part of the body
Patient on anticoagulant therapy, or presenting with bleeding diathesis, or with haemorrhagic CSF, as the presence of blood in the system could lead to an obstruction in the system
Ventriculo-atrial shunts in patient suffering from congenital cardiopathies or other malformations of the cardio-pulmonary system
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Not listed