Duisburg banjo bolt

The Duisburg banjo screw is a surgical instrument made of stainless steel or titanium that is used in neurosurgery for minimally invasive therapy ( drainage ) of acute and chronic subdural hematomas . The Duisburg banjo bolt was developed in 1995 at the Duisburg Clinic and is marketed by Teleflex under the brand name Pilling .

Individual evidence

↑ Minimally invasive decompression of chronic subdural hematomas using Duisburg banjo screws - therapeutic success and patient satisfaction Munich, 2011.
↑ Christian Illian: The chronic subdural hematoma, operative therapy with a special hollow screw; Dissertation (2004) , PhD supervisor : W. Hassler, Duisburg Clinic.

^ N. Emonds & WE Hassler (1999): New device to treat chronic subdural hematoma — hollow screw. Neurological Research, 21: 1, 77-78, DOI: 10.1080 / 01616412.1999.11740897

↑ Article number LH1540N in a sales brochure from Teleflex with the title PILLING DUISBURGER NADEL & HOHLSCHRAUBE from 2013 (on page 5 of the catalog).

[1] Minimally invasive decompression of chronic subdural hematomas using Duisburg banjo screws - therapeutic success and patient satisfaction Munich, 2011.

[2] Christian Illian: The chronic subdural hematoma, operative therapy with a special hollow screw; Dissertation (2004) , PhD supervisor : W. Hassler, Duisburg Clinic.

[3] N. Emonds & WE Hassler (1999): New device to treat chronic subdural hematoma — hollow screw. Neurological Research, 21: 1, 77-78, DOI: 10.1080 / 01616412.1999.11740897

[4] Article number LH1540N in a sales brochure from Teleflex with the title PILLING DUISBURGER NADEL & HOHLSCHRAUBE from 2013 (on page 5 of the catalog).