Scalable parallel gene therapy injector array

An injector array system, comprising:

• a displacement-controlled pumping device;
• a plurality of tube injectors of varying lengths, each tube injector being individually connected at a proximal end to fluid-filled tubing connected to the displacement-controlled pumping device, each tube injector being adapted at a distal end for insertion into a brain or body part to permit delivery of fluidic materials through the distal end to the brain or body part, each tube injector being controllable by the displacement-controlled pumping device, wherein the length of each individual tube injector is individually determined according to the location of a respective one of a plurality of specific target areas in the brain or body part and at least some of the individual tube injectors are of different lengths than others of the individual tube injectors;
• an injector array support structure for holding the plurality of tube injectors in parallel such that their distal ends, taken together, terminate in a three-dimensional spatial pattern designed to permit simultaneous delivery of the fluidic materials to the specific target areas in the brain or body part;
• a stereotaxic device to which the support structure is attachable, the stereotaxic device being configured to control the angular orientation of the support structure with respect to the brain or body part so that the distal end of each tube injector is positioned at its respective target area;
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• a clamping device for attaching the injector array support structure to the stereotaxic device.

A system adapted for delivery of fluidic materials to target areas of the brain or body, comprising:

• a plurality of injectors of varying lengths, each injector being individually connectible at a proximal end to a displacement-controlled pumping device, each injector being adapted at a distal end for insertion into a brain or body part to permit delivery of fluidic materials through the distal end to the brain or body part, each injector being controllable by the displacement-controlled pumping device, wherein the length of each individual injector is individually determined according to the location of a respective one of a plurality of specific target areas in the brain or body part and at least some of the individual injectors are of different lengths than others of the individual injectors;
• an injector array support structure for holding the plurality of injectors in parallel such that their distal ends, taken together, terminate in a three-dimensional spatial pattern designed to permit simultaneous delivery of the fluidic materials to the specific target areas in the brain or body part;
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• a stereotaxic device for attaching to the injector array support structure, the stereotaxic device being configured to control the angular orientation of the support structure with respect to the brain or body part so that the distal end of each injector is positioned at its respective target area.