Methods and apparatuses for navigating the subarachnoid space
US7150737B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2002 |
| Grant date | Dec 19, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 22, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/1003
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and devices for navigating a subarachnoid space in a vertebrate organism including percutaneously introducing a device into the spinal subarachnoid space at an entry location. Navigation of the spinal subarachnoid space is disclosed for the purpose of reaching a desired location in the subarachnoid space or the intracranial space, including areas in and around the spinal cord and brain. Once a desired location is reached, methods and devices for cooling or heating the desired location to cause physiologic changes are suggested.
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