Self-aligning tissue growth guide
US8058067B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 27, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L27/3886
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to artificial tissue growth guides comprising a core and an outer sleeve, which facilitates the regeneration of damaged tissues, such as nerves. The core is fixed to the sleeve at two attachment sites so that cells seeded within the core produce mechanical tension between the attachment sites. This tension aligns the cells and the fibres of the core and provides an improved substrate for tissue regeneration. Growth guides may be surgically implanted into an individual.
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