Absorbable nerve repair device and method
US4883618A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 17, 1987 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 17, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2210/0004
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Medical devices for the sutureless repair of lacerated, severed, or grafted nerves comprising longitudinally-openable, porous, rough-surfaced tubes of a body-absorbable polymer are disclosed. The tubular devices of the invention are prepared by sintering or otherwise bonding together granules or fibers, or melt processing suitable polymers in the form of the desired device.
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