The Effectiveness and Safety of Human Lumbar Puncture Assist Device (LPat)

Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System

Status: Completed

Conditions: Intracranial Neoplasm; Subarachnoid Hemorrhage; Guillain-Barré; Meningitis; Intracranial CNS Disorder; Encephalitis

Treatments: Device: LPat Device

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03710278

Pro00073159

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to proof and investigate the effectiveness and safety of the invented device named "Human Lumbar Puncture Assist Device (LPat)" as an assist tool to be utilized to improve the success rate of performing lumbar puncture (LP), avoid side effects from multiple punctures, avoid excess radiation if the LP need to be done under fluoroscopy, and need to obtain none traumatic tap for better CSF analysis.

Full description

"Human Lumbar Puncture Assist Device (LPat)" was invented as an assist tool to be utilized to improve the success rate of performing lumbar puncture (LP), avoid side effects from multiple punctures, avoid excess radiation.

Enrollment: 5 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients age 12 years and older who need lumbar puncture (LP) for diagnostic purposes or patients already underwent LP but failed to obtain Cerebrospinal Fluids i.e. "Unsuccessful Tap"

Exclusion criteria

Patients younger than 12 years of age

Trial design

5 participants in 1 patient group

LPat Device

Description:

Performing Lumbar Puncture assisted by LPat

Treatment:

Device: LPat Device