Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrical substance clearance from the brain for treatment of Alzheimer's disease
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Application No.: US14926705Application Date: 2015-10-29
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Publication No.: US09724515B2Publication Date: 2017-08-08
- Inventor: Gideon Fostick , Yossi Gross
- Applicant: RAINBOW MEDICAL LTD.
- Applicant Address: IL Herzliya
- Assignee: RAINBOW MEDICAL LTD.
- Current Assignee: RAINBOW MEDICAL LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: IL Herzliya
- Agency: Sughrue Mion, PLLC
- Main IPC: A61N1/00
- IPC: A61N1/00 ; A61N1/36 ; A61N1/05

Abstract:
Apparatus is provided that includes a parenchymal electrode, configured to be implanted in brain parenchyma of a subject identified as at risk of or suffering from Alzheimer's disease; and a ventricular electrode, configured to be implanted in a ventricular system of a brain of the subject. Control circuitry is configured to drive the parenchymal and the ventricular electrodes to clear a substance from the brain parenchyma into the ventricular system. Other embodiments are also described.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170120053A1 ELECTRICAL SUBSTANCE CLEARANCE FROM THE BRAIN FOR TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE Public/Granted day:2017-05-04
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