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Methods for distributing agents to areas of brain

US10653713B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Medtronic, Inc. · US

Inventors

Deepak Ramesh Thakker · Minneapolis, US
Lisa Lynn Shafer · Stillwater, US
Greg Stewart · North Vancouver, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 6, 2011
Grant date	May 19, 2020
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 14, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2210/0693
WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Broad cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) distribution of an agent is achievable by delivering the agent in a liquid formulation to the CSF at flow rates less than 500 microliters per hour, such as between about 2 microliters per hour and about 100 microliters per hour.

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