Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for conditioning cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by removing target compounds from CSF. The systems provide for a catheter flow path and exchange of a majority volume portion of CSF in the CSF space. The removal and/or delivery of specific compounds can be tailored to the pathology of the specific disease. The removal is targeted and specific, for example, through the use of specific size-exclusion thresholds, antibodies against specific toxins, and other chromatographic techniques, as well as delivery and/or removal of targeted therapeutic agents.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 22, 2019
Date of Patent:
July 20, 2021
Assignee:
Neurofluidics, Inc.
Inventors:
Shivanand Lad, William C. Mobley, Karoly Nikolich, Thomas Saul
Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for conditioning cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by removing target compounds from CSF. The systems provide for a catheter flow path and exchange of a majority volume portion of CSF in the CSF space. The removal and/or delivery of specific compounds can be tailored to the pathology of the specific disease. The removal is targeted and specific, for example, through the use of specific size-exclusion thresholds, antibodies against specific toxins, and other chromatographic techniques, as well as delivery and/or removal of targeted therapeutic agents.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 22, 2019
Date of Patent:
June 22, 2021
Assignee:
Neurofluidics, Inc.
Inventors:
Shivanand Lad, William C. Mobley, Karoly Nikolich, Thomas Saul
Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for conditioning cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by removing target compounds from CSF. The systems provide for a multilumen flow path and exchange of a majority volume portion of CSF in the CSF space. The removal and/or delivery of specific compounds can be tailored to the pathology of the specific disease. The removal is targeted and specific, for example, through the use of specific size-exclusion thresholds, antibodies against specific toxins, and other chromatographic techniques, as well as delivery and/or removal of targeted therapeutic agents.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 13, 2013
Publication date:
March 6, 2014
Applicant:
Neurofluidics, Inc.
Inventors:
Shivanand Lad, William C. Mobley, Karoly Nikolich, Thomas Saul
Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for conditioning cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) by removing target compounds from CSF. A multilumen flow path allows exchange of a majority volume portion of CSF in the CSF space. The removal and/or delivery of specific compounds can be tailored to the pathology of the specific disease. The removal is targeted and specific, for example, through the use of specific size-exclusion thresholds, antibodies against specific toxins, and other chromatographic techniques, as well as delivery and/or removal of targeted therapeutic agents.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 9, 2007
Date of Patent:
May 7, 2013
Assignee:
Neurofluidics, Inc.
Inventors:
Shivanand Lad, William C. Mobley, Karoly Nikolich, Thomas Saul