Systems and methods for moving and circulating fluid to treat Alzheimer's disease
First Claim
1. A system for treating a neurodegenerative disorder of a patient, the system comprising:
- an implantable pump;
an inlet catheter in fluid communication with a biological source of cerebrospinal fluid and the implantable pump;
a filter in fluid communication with the implantable pump, the filter configured to block deleterious particles in the cerebrospinal fluid from the biological source of cerebrospinal fluid associated with the neurodegenerative disorder;
a return catheter in fluid communication with the filter and a different area in the biological source of cerebrospinal fluid; and
a reservoir in fluid communication with the filter, the reservoir configured to hold a fluid configured to wash the filter,wherein the implantable pump is configured to pump the cerebrospinal fluid from the biological source of cerebrospinal fluid through the inlet catheter, through the filter to form filtered cerebrospinal fluid, and through the return catheter such that the filtered cerebrospinal fluid returns to the different area in the biological source of cerebrospinal fluid, andwherein the fluid contained in the reservoir may wash the deleterious particles off of the filter and transport the deleterious particles through an outlet catheter such that the deleterious particles enter a stomach or bladder of the patient through the outlet catheter.
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Abstract
A system for the treatment of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease is provided by moving cerebrospinal fluid containing particles know to contribute to onset of Alzheimer'"'"'s disease from a source of cerebrospinal fluid to the stomach or bladder, where the particles are safely digested by gastric acid or excreted, the system including an implantable pump, an inlet catheter, an outlet catheter, and a one-way valve. The system further includes at least one filter to filter harmful particles from the cerebrospinal fluid and return the filtered cerebrospinal fluid back to the source of cerebrospinal fluid, where the harmful particles blocked by the filter may be rinsed off the filter and transported to the stomach or bladder.
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21 Claims
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1. A system for treating a neurodegenerative disorder of a patient, the system comprising:
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an implantable pump; an inlet catheter in fluid communication with a biological source of cerebrospinal fluid and the implantable pump; a filter in fluid communication with the implantable pump, the filter configured to block deleterious particles in the cerebrospinal fluid from the biological source of cerebrospinal fluid associated with the neurodegenerative disorder; a return catheter in fluid communication with the filter and a different area in the biological source of cerebrospinal fluid; and a reservoir in fluid communication with the filter, the reservoir configured to hold a fluid configured to wash the filter, wherein the implantable pump is configured to pump the cerebrospinal fluid from the biological source of cerebrospinal fluid through the inlet catheter, through the filter to form filtered cerebrospinal fluid, and through the return catheter such that the filtered cerebrospinal fluid returns to the different area in the biological source of cerebrospinal fluid, and wherein the fluid contained in the reservoir may wash the deleterious particles off of the filter and transport the deleterious particles through an outlet catheter such that the deleterious particles enter a stomach or bladder of the patient through the outlet catheter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17)
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14. A system for treating a neurodegenerative disorder of a patient, the system comprising:
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an implantable pump; an inlet catheter in fluid communication with a biological source of cerebrospinal fluid and the implantable pump; a filter in fluid communication with the implantable pump, the filter configured to block deleterious particles in the cerebrospinal fluid from the biological source of cerebrospinal fluid associated with the neurodegenerative disorder; a return catheter in fluid communication with the filter and a different area in the biological source of cerebrospinal fluid; a reservoir in fluid communication with the filter, the reservoir configured to hold a fluid configured to wash the filter; and a valve in fluid communication with the implantable pump, the filter, and the reservoir, wherein the valve is configured to permit transport of cerebrospinal fluid from the implantable pump to at least one of the filter and the reservoir, wherein the implantable pump is configured to pump the cerebrospinal fluid from the biological source of cerebrospinal fluid through the inlet catheter, through the filter to form filtered cerebrospinal fluid, and through the return catheter such that the filtered cerebrospinal fluid returns to the different area in the biological source of cerebrospinal fluid. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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18. A method for treating a neurodegenerative disorder of a patient, the method comprising:
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activating an implantable pump to pump cerebrospinal fluid from a biological source of cerebrospinal fluid within a patient through an inlet catheter in fluid communication with the implantable pump; filtering the cerebrospinal fluid via a filter in fluid communication with the implantable pump to form filtered cerebrospinal fluid, the filter configured to block deleterious particles in the cerebrospinal fluid associated with the neurodegenerative disorder; returning the filtered cerebrospinal fluid to a different area in the biological source of cerebrospinal fluid via a return catheter in fluid communication with the filter; rinsing the filter with fluid stored in a reservoir in fluid communication with the filter; and transporting the fluid rinsing the filter to at least one of the patient'"'"'s stomach or bladder via an outlet catheter in fluid communication the filter. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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