Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and devices for connecting nerves
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Application No.: US14352024Application Date: 2012-10-16
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Publication No.: US09931121B2Publication Date: 2018-04-03
- Inventor: Jayant P. Agarwal , Bruce Kent Gale , Himanshu Jayant Sant , Keng-Min Lin
- Applicant: University of Utah Research Foundation
- Applicant Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- Current Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH RESEARCH FOUNDATION
- Current Assignee Address: US UT Salt Lake City
- Agency: Workman Nydegger
- International Application: PCT/US2012/060439 WO 20121016
- International Announcement: WO2013/066619 WO 20130510
- Main IPC: A61B17/11
- IPC: A61B17/11 ; A61F2/00 ; A61L27/18 ; A61L27/36 ; A61L27/54 ; A61L27/38

Abstract:
A nerve repair conduit configured to be secured on first and second portions of a selected nerve. The nerve repair conduit includes a polymeric body having a proximal end, a distal end, an exterior surface and an interior surface defining an interior lumen. In addition, the nerve conduit includes at least one drug reservoir to hold agent(s) that may, for example, facilitate nerve regeneration. The drugs diffuse from the drug reservoir(s) into the nerve repair conduit through an outlet (e.g., a semipermeable membrane) in proximity to the first and second portions of a selected nerve. The nerve repair conduit may be configured to deliver the agent(s) at a rate having substantially zero-order kinetics and/or at a constant rate over a selected period of time (e.g., at least 1 week).
Public/Granted literature
- US20140336681A1 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONNECTING NERVES Public/Granted day:2014-11-13
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