Claims
- 1. A method for delivering through a minivalve one of a control solution or a drug solution to a point of interest in a animal, the method comprising the steps of:inserting a drug delivery device at a point of interest in the animal, the drug delivery device having an input for acceptance of a solution therein; mounting a minivalve on the animal, the minivalve having an input for a control solution and an input for a drug solution, the minivalve further having a common output for outputting either of the control solution or drug solution to the input of the drug delivery device; driving a drug solution and/or control solution to the minivalve; and actuating the minivalve between first and second positions in which the control solution or drug solution is selectively input to the drug delivery device.
- 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mounting step comprises mounting the minivalve on the head of the animal.
- 3. The method of claim 2, wherein the implanting step comprises implanting the drug delivery device in the brain of the animal.
- 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the drug ejection device is one or more injection cannulas.
GOVERNMENT LICENSE RIGHTS
The U.S. Government has a paid-up license in this invention and the right in limited circumstances to require the patent owner to license others on reasonable terms as provided for by the terms of Grant No. R41 MH56800 awarded by the National Institute for Health.
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