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Patent
1996-02-06
1997-10-14
Kamm, William E.
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
Treating material introduced into or removed from body...
604151, A61M 2501
Patent
active
056766556
ABSTRACT:
A method for implanting a neural prosthetic drug delivery apparatus into a target zone of a patient's brain for reducing or eliminating the effects of tinnitus. The apparatus includes a catheter which is inserted into the patient's auditory cortex or thalamus. The catheter microinfuses drugs which suppress or eliminate abnormal neural activity into geometrically separate locations of the patient's cortex or thalamus, thereby reducing or eliminating the effects of tinnitus.
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Bauer Carol A.
Howard, III Matthew A.
McCulloch Timothy M.
Kamm William E.
University of Iowa Research Foundation
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