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Methods and apparatuses for navigating the subarachnoid space

  • US 20030097082A1
  • Filed: 12/23/2002
  • Published: 05/22/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/13/2001
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of creating flow of CSF in a subararchnoid space of a vertebrate organism, the method comprising:

  • providing a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and an elongate shaft extending therebetween, the catheter coupled to a device having the capacity for moving a fluid;

    percutaneously introducing the catheter with the device into the subarachnoid space at an entry location corresponding to a spinal portion of the subarachnoid space;

    advancing the catheter within the subarachnoid space so that the device is at least partially within the subarachnoid space; and

    activating the device to create a flow of CSF within the subarachnoid space.

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