Medical device having non-filtered CSF withdrawal pathway
US12029870B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 15, 2021 |
| Grant date | Jul 9, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/0693
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable medical device for delivering therapeutic fluid to, and withdrawing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from, a CSF-containing space, includes a first inlet configured to be accessed by a needle of an aspiration device; a first outlet; a first fluid pathway extending from the first inlet to the first outlet; a second inlet; a second outlet; and a second fluid pathway extending from the second inlet to the second outlet. The first fluid pathway is free of a filter configured to prevent passage of a microbe.
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