Patent ID: 7052486
Filing Date: 2006-05-30
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of using a thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor agonist to treat a depressive or an anxiety disorder in a patient by means of a programmable pump and a catheter, the catheter having a proximal end coupled to the programmable pump and a distal end for infusing the thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor agonist, the method comprising the steps of: implanting the catheter so that the distal end of the catheter is located in cerebrospinal fluid of the patient; operating the programmable pump to deliver a first rate of the thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor agonist into cerebrospinal fluid of the patient; and regulating the programmable pump to deliver a second rate of the thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor agonist in order to treat the depressive or the anxiety disorder.