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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2003
Harvey A. Fishman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David Bloom, Jackson, WY (US);
Stacey F. Bent, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark C. Peterman, Jackson, WY (US);
Jaan Noolandi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Neville Mehenti, East Windsor, NJ (US);
Harvey A. Fishman, Menlo Park, CA (US);
David Bloom, Jackson, WY (US);
Stacey F. Bent, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Mark C. Peterman, Jackson, WY (US);
Jaan Noolandi, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Neville Mehenti, East Windsor, NJ (US);
The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods are provided for administering a fluid to a neuronal site. The device comprises a reservoir, an aperture in fluid connection to the reservoir, and electrical means for moving to the fluid to or through the aperture. The electrical means may take the form of electroosmotic force, piezoelectric movement of a diaphragm or electrolysis of a solution. The electrical means may be external to the host, implanted in the host or may be photodiodes activated by light, particularly where the neuronal site is associated with the retina.