Methods and Apparatuses for Navigating the Subaracnhnoid Space
First Claim
1. A method of achieving intracranial access from an entry location in spinal subarachnoid space, comprising:
- introducing a guidewire into the spinal subarachnoid space;
introducing a device over the guidewire and into the spinal subarachnoid space;
advancing the device from the spinal subarachnoid space into the intracranial subarachnoid space;
introducing a penetration apparatus through the device;
puncturing the pia mater using the penetration apparatus;
advancing an electrode through the device and through the pia mater; and
placing the electrode on or in brain tissue.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a method of navigating a spinal subarachnoid space in a living being, that includes percutaneously introducing a device into the spinal subarachnoid space at an entry location. The device has a first passageway that is sized to slidably receive, and work with, at least a guidewire. The device can be a catheter or a sheath. The method can also include advancing the device within the spinal subarachnoid space at least more than 10 centimeters from the entry location. Alternatively, the method can include advancing the device within the spinal subarachnoid space to facilitate intracranial access with a second device introduced through the first passageway. Also disclosed is a device suited for attachment to a patient'"'"'s skin, such as a sheath, that includes an elongated member, a skin-attachment apparatus having a flexible skin-attachment flap, and a valve apparatus.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of achieving intracranial access from an entry location in spinal subarachnoid space, comprising:
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introducing a guidewire into the spinal subarachnoid space; introducing a device over the guidewire and into the spinal subarachnoid space; advancing the device from the spinal subarachnoid space into the intracranial subarachnoid space; introducing a penetration apparatus through the device; puncturing the pia mater using the penetration apparatus; advancing an electrode through the device and through the pia mater; and placing the electrode on or in brain tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of achieving intracranial access from an entry location in spinal subarachnoid space, comprising:
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introducing a guidewire into the spinal subarachnoid space; introducing a device over the guidewire and into the spinal subarachnoid space; advancing the device from the spinal subarachnoid space into the intracranial subarachnoid space; introducing a penetration apparatus through the device; puncturing the pia mater using the penetration apparatus; advancing a detector through the device and through the pia mater; and placing the detector on or in brain tissue. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of achieving intracranial access from an entry location in spinal subarachnoid space, comprising:
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introducing a guidewire into the spinal subarachnoid space; introducing a first device over the guidewire and into the spinal subarachnoid space; advancing the first device from the spinal subarachnoid space into the intracranial subarachnoid space; introducing a penetration apparatus through the first device; puncturing the pia mater using the penetration apparatus; advancing a second device through the first device and through the pia mater; and positioning the second device proximate the brain, the ventricular system, or a cranial nerve.
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29. A sheath comprising:
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a first sheath member having a first passageway, a first length, and a first proximal end defined by a first valve apparatus configured to seal the first passageway, the first passageway having a first passageway diameter at a location in the first passageway; and a second sheath member coupled to the first sheath member, the second sheath member having a second passageway and a second length, the second passageway having a second passageway diameter at a location in the second passageway; where the first passageway and the second passageway are separate from each other and not co-axial, the first length is different from the second length, and the first and second sheath members are positioned beside each other for a portion of their first and second lengths. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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