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# FDA Clears Arkis Bio Ventricular Drainage Catheter
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/fda-clears-arkis-bio-ventricular-drainage-catheter/
- Published: 2017-09-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T22:51:29.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: Devices, #legacy-id-D5139658

FDA has cleared an Arkis BioSciences 510(k) for its new external ventricular drainage catheter, CerebroFlo. The device is intended for insertion into a ventricular cavity of the brain for external drainage of cerebrospinal fluid in patients with elevated intracranial pressure, intraventricular hemorrhage, or hydrocephalic shunt infections, according to the company. It is made with Endexo, a permanent polymer additive whose properties have been shown to reduce protein adhesion and activation in laboratory *in vitro* studies, it says, which may lead to reduced complications such as catheter occlusion and infection.