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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2015
Applicant:
Biogen MA Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventor:
Ajay Verma, Needham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Biogen MA Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61H 9/00 (2006.01); A61H 23/02 (2006.01); A61H 31/00 (2006.01); A61H 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0085 (2013.01); A61H 9/00 (2013.01); A61H 9/005 (2013.01); A61H 9/0078 (2013.01); A61H 9/0092 (2013.01); A61H 23/00 (2013.01); A61H 23/0245 (2013.01); A61H 31/00 (2013.01); A61K 9/0019 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0103 (2013.01); A61H 2201/0149 (2013.01); A61H 2201/165 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1619 (2013.01); A61H 2201/5002 (2013.01); A61H 2205/08 (2013.01);
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.