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US 12,605,546 B2Granted
Systems and methods for stimulating the pituitary gland or the pituitary stalk
AssigneeAcademisch Ziekenhuis Leiden (H.O.D.N. Lumc)
InventorWouter R. Van Furth
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a system for use in the treatment or prevention of disease or symptoms thereof, the system comprising: at least one object, wherein the object is configured for being positioned in or adjacent to the pituitary gland or the pituitary stalk of a subject; and a device configured to generate at least one intermittent stimulating signal in the object, wherein the signal subsequently activates a release of biologically active agents.
Claims6
A method for treating pain in a subject comprising the steps of:
- a) positioning at least one object epidurally between the sella turcica and the pituitary dura at a distance within 30 mm of the pituitary gland or the pituitary stalk of a subject, preferably the posterior pituitary gland;
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- b) generating at least one stimulating signal in the object, wherein the signal subsequently activates a release of biologically active agents from the pituitary gland or hypothalamus of the subject by electrical means, wherein the at least one object is an electrode, and the at least one stimulating signal is an electrical signal.
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