METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLUID DELIVERY
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Abstract
A method for delivering fluid to a brain of a subject using a modular fluid delivery apparatus is described. The method comprises taking a subject having a first part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus subcutaneously implanted therein, the first part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus comprising a first end having a first fluid connector portion attached thereto and a second end being connected to one or more catheters implanted within the brain of the subject. The method also comprises taking a second part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus, the second part comprising a third end comprising a second fluid connector portion. The method further comprises making an incision in the subject to gain access to the first fluid connector portion of the first part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus, and connecting the first fluid connector portion to the second fluid connector portion.
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method for delivering fluid to a brain of a subject using a modular fluid delivery apparatus comprising a first part and a second part, the method comprising the steps of:
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taking a subject having the first part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus subcutaneously implanted therein, the first part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus comprising a first length of tubing having a first end and a second end, the first end having a first fluid connector portion attached thereto and the second end being connected to one or more catheters implanted within the brain of the subject; taking the second part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus, the second part comprising a second length of tubing having a third end comprising a second fluid connector portion; making an incision in the subject to gain access to the first fluid connector portion of the first part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus; and connecting the first fluid connector portion to the second fluid connector portion. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for delivering fluid to a brain of a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
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making one or more incisions in a subject; implanting one or more catheters in the brain of the subject; subcutaneously implanting a first part of a modular fluid delivery apparatus in the subject, the first part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus comprising a first length of tubing having a first end and a second end, the first end having a first fluid connector portion attached thereto and the second end being connected to the one or more catheters; and closing the one or more incisions such that the first part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus and the one or more catheters are entirely subcutaneously implanted within the subject. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for delivering fluid to a brain of a subject, the method comprising the steps of:
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making one or more incisions in a subject; implanting one or more catheters in the brain of the subject; subcutaneously implanting a first part of a modular fluid delivery apparatus in the subject, the first part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus comprising a first length of tubing having a first end and a second end, the first end having a first fluid connector portion attached thereto and the second end being connected to the one or more catheters; taking a second part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus, the second part comprising a second length of tubing having a third end comprising a second fluid connector portion; connecting the first fluid connector portion to the second fluid connector portion; and pumping fluid into the brain of the subject through the modular fluid delivery apparatus and the one or more catheters. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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