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(11) EP 1 538 973 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
19.08.2004

(43) Date of publication:
15.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/24

(21) Application number: 03771242.9

(22) Date of filing: 31.07.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61B 5/04
(86) International application number:
PCT/IL2003/000631
(87) International publication number:
WO 2004/010923 (05.02.2004 Gazette 2004/06)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK

(30) Priority: 31.07.2002 US 400167 P

(71) Applicants:
  • Brainsgate Ltd.
    43654 Ra'anana (IL)
  • Gross, Yossi
    73160 Moshav Mazor (IL)
  • Shalita, Benny
    97704 Jerusalem (IL)
  • Shalev, Alon
    43729 Raanana (IL)

(72) Inventors:
  • GROSS, Yossi
    73160 Moshav Mazor (IL)
  • SHALITA, Benny
    97704 Jerusalem (IL)
  • SHALEV, Alon
    43729 Raanana (IL)

(74) Representative: Staudt, Hans-Peter, Dipl.-Ing. et al
Bittner & Partner,Harderstrasse 39
85049 Ingolstadt
85049 Ingolstadt (DE)

   


(54) DELIVERING COMPOUNDS TO THE BRAIN BY MODIFYING PROPERTIES OF THE BBB AND CEREBRAL CIRCULATION