CEREBRAL AND LUMBAR PERFUSION CATHETERIZATION APPARATUS FOR USE IN TREATING HYPOXIC/ISCHEMIC NEUROLOGIC TISSUE

摘要

An apparatus (10) provides for accurate placing of a catheter (12,13) in the body tissue especially the lateral ventricle (16,18) of the brain. The apparatus (10) is particularly useful in enabling rapid delivery of oxygenated nutrient to the cerebrospinal fluid of a patient suspected of suffering from ischemic central nervous system tissue. It comprises guide means (20,22) mating with a catheter (12,13) and a harness (24) for mounting on the head of a patient.