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US 10,945,951 B2Granted
Apparatus for compound dispersion
AssigneeBiogen MA Inc.
InventorAjay Verma
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for dispersing a compound within the patient are described. In one embodiment, an effective amount of a compound may be present in the cerebrospinal fluid of a patient and a force may be applied to the torso of the patient sufficient to enhance the convection of the cerebrospinal fluid. In another embodiment, a bolus including a compound may be injected into the cerebrospinal fluid of a patient. The volume of the bolus may be between about 5% and 30% of the total volume of the cerebrospinal fluid of the patient.
Claims43
A method for dispersing a compound within an intrathecal neuraxis of a patient, the method comprising:
- applying a force to a torso of a patient to enhance convection of cerebrospinal fluid that includes an effective amount of a compound to enhance dispersion of the compound.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.