Method and composition for alleviating or preventing ischemic tissue damage
OwnerJeffrey E. Thomasinventor
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Abstract
A method for increasing collateral circulation includes providing a pharmaceutically acceptable synthetic cerebrospinal fluid that has a density different than that of the patient's naturally-occurring cerebrospinal fluid. The synthetic cerebrospinal fluid includes a vasodilator. The method further includes administering the synthetic cerebrospinal fluid to an intrathecal space of a patient through a lumbar access point to reach the intrathecal space of a patient.
Claims11
A method for increasing collateral circulation in a patient comprising:
- providing a pharmaceutically acceptable synthetic cerebrospinal fluid comprising a density-altering agent, wherein the synthetic cerebrospinal fluid has a density different from a density of naturally-occurring cerebrospinal fluid, and wherein the density-altering agent comprises about 5 to about 8.25 percent by volume of dextrose;
- mixing a vasodilator with the synthetic cerebrospinal fluid;
- placing the patient in a head-down position, wherein the vasodilator is selected from at least one member of the group consisting of nitroglycerine, nitroprusside, a nitroprusside salt, sodium nitroprusside, arginine, and mixtures thereof, and
- administering said synthetic cerebrospinal fluid to an intrathecal space of the patient using a lumbar access point to access said intrathecal space, wherein the density of the synthetic cerebrospinal fluid is sufficient to enable the spread of the synthetic cerebrospinal fluid throughout the brain of the patient.
A method for treating an individual suspected of having a cerebrovascular event comprising:
- providing a quantity of synthetic cerebrospinal fluid having a density different from the density of the individual's naturally-occurring cerebrospinal fluid, wherein the quantity of synthetic cerebrospinal fluid comprises a density-altering agent comprising about 5 to about 8.25 percent by volume of dextrose;
- mixing a vasodilator with the quantity of synthetic cerebrospinal fluid to form a synthetic cerebrospinal fluid vasodilator mixture, wherein vasodilator comprises nitroglycerine, nitroprusside, a nitroprusside salt, sodium nitroprusside, arginine, and mixtures thereof;
- placing the individual in a Trendelenburg position;
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- administering the synthetic cerebrospinal fluid vasodilator mixture to an intrathecal space of the individual.
A method for treating or inhibiting ischemic damage comprising:
- providing a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier fluid having a first density, said first density being different than a specific density of a patient's naturally-occurring cerebrospinal fluid, wherein the carrier fluid comprises a density-altering agent comprising about 5 to about 8.25 percent by volume of dextrose;
- mixing a vasodilator with the said carrier fluid, wherein the vasodilator is selected from at least one member of the group consisting of nitroglycerine, nitroprusside, a nitroprusside salt, sodium nitroprusside, arginine, and mixtures thereof;
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- administering said carrier fluid to an intrathecal space of a patient placed in a Trendelenburg position;
- wherein said first density of said carrier fluid facilitates transfusion of the vasodilator throughout the intrathecal space of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.