A Rickham reservoir is a reservoir that can be implanted subcutaneously on the skull and has a puncturable plastic capsule. A Rickham reservoir is connected via a catheter to the ventricular system.
Use
A Rickham reservoir can be used to repeatedly obtain cerebrospinal fluid from the ventricular system by puncturing the reservoir. The Rickham reservoir can also be used for intrathecal chemotherapy or antibiotic therapy.
Imaging
