Patent ID: 8974422
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. Apparatus for delivering a therapeutic agent to the central nervous system, comprising: at least two intracranial catheters; a percutaneous access device, the percutaneous access device comprising a body having at least one extracorporeal surface and at least one subcutaneous surface, the body defining at least two ports for connection to said intracranial catheters, each port being accessible from the extracorporeal surface of the device, but being provided with a seal between the lumen of the port and the extracorporeal surface, each port separately passing through the body such that each intracranial catheter is separately accessible from the extracorporeal surface of the device, the at least one subcutaneous surface comprising a portion that encourages skin to form a tight junction with the percutaneous access device, wherein each of the intracranial catheters is connected to a respective one of the ports of the percutaneous access device by a respective passage, each passage comprising a tube extending from within multilumen tubing and exiting the percutaneous access device in the same direction.