ILLI INTRACRANIAL-PRESSURE MONITORING AND FIXATION DEVICE - A NEW FIXATION SYSTEM FOR INTRACRANIAL-PRESSURE MONITORING IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN PEDIATRIC NEUROTRAUMATOLOGY, HYDROCEPHALUS AND CRANIOFACIALSURGERY

Fixation and positioning of intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring dev ices in small children with very thin skull bones pose serious problem s. We present a new ICP fixation device with two movable components co mpressing the skull bone from in- and outside. This new fixation syste m, designed by PD Dr. O.E. Illi and licensed by White Spot AG, Surgica l Tools and Research, Baar, Switzerland, guarantees far greater stabil ity and reliability than conventional screws or bolts. It is fully com patible with a range of fiberoptic or pneumatic transducer systems. We have applied this new device successfully in 10 patients.