ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,569, issued on July 15, was assigned to Biogen MA Inc. (Cambridge, Mass.).
"Infusing drug solution directly into brain fluid" was invented by Daniel J. Abrams (Aurora, Colo.) and Michael S. Canney (Denver).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An intraventricular access device for infusion of drugs and aspiration of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The device includes a container configured to couple to an aspiration lumen through which CSF may be aspirated or through which drugs may be injected. The container is further configured to couple to an infusion lumen and to a drug pump via a catheter. The container thus forms a pathway connectable to t...