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Other operations on skull, brain and meninges: Functional interventions on skull, brain and meninges: Implant or replace a drug pump for intraventricular infusion: Fully implantable drug pump with constant flow rate

You have had a drug pump implanted or replaced.

A drug pump alway delivers a certain amount of medication straight into the liquor in the brain. So a drug like this usually has a very targeted effect in the brain. There are cavities with cerebrospinal fluid in the brain, around the brain and around the spinal cord. Among other things, the cerebrospinal fluid cushions the brain and spinal cord during knocks and also nourishes the brain cells.

When a drug pump is being used, the body also needs less of the drug than would be the case with tablets, for example. Your drug pump always delivers the same amount of drug, depending on the setting.

Additional indicator

If necessary, additional letters are appended to OPS codes to indicate which side of the body is affected.

  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the OPS code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).