Microelectrode-equipped subdural therapeutic agent delivery strip
US8868176B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 21, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 21, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 25, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2230/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for treating the brain, comprises a first fluid delivery device including a distal end sized and shaped for placement at a first target site between a dura mater and a pia mater of the brain, the first fluid delivery device including a first fluid lumen extending to a first outlet port in the distal end to deliver fluids to a first target location and a first microelectrode mounted within the distal end of the first fluid delivery device for movement between an insertion position in which a first distal tip of the first microelectrode is received within the first fluid delivery device and a deployed position in which the first microelectrode extends out of the first fluid delivery device with the first distal tip thereof penetrating the pia mater to a first electrode target position in the cerebral cortex.
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