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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 05, 2003
Edward Rubenstein, Hillsborough, CA (US);
David L. Karshmer, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Elliott C. Levinthal, Atherton, CA (US);
Jaime S. Vargas, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Tom A. Saul, El Granada, CA (US);
Edward Rubenstein, Hillsborough, CA (US);
David L. Karshmer, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Elliott C. Levinthal, Atherton, CA (US);
Jaime S. Vargas, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Tom A. Saul, El Granada, CA (US);
Integra LifeSciences Corporation, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method treats a patient for adult-onset dementia of the Alzheimer's type by removing a portion of the patient's cerebrospinal fluid, preferably (although not necessarily) by transporting the fluid to another portion of the patient's body. An apparatus for removing cerebrospinal fluid includes (1) a conduit with a first opening and a second opening, the first opening of the conduit being disposed in fluid communication with a space within a patient's subarachnoid space, the second opening being disposed in fluid communication with another portion of the patient's body; and (2) a flow rate control device attached to the conduit.