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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2011
Jeffrey E. Thomas, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Jeffrey E. Thomas, Hillsborough, CA (US);
Encephalon Technologies, LLC, San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
A pump for delivering a fluid, created by cooling and pressurizing a fluid, into the intrathecal space of a patient, the pump comprising an input channel, an input reservoir in fluid communication with the input channel, a cooling apparatus configured to remove heat from the fluid and a pressurizing mechanism configured to impart pressure to the fluid, an output reservoir, and an output channel, and wherein the output channel is configured to be in fluid communication with a first lumen of a catheter and wherein the first lumen of the catheter is configured to be disposed within the intrathecal space of the patient.