Device for sutureless repair of an injured nerve

Abstract

The device for sutureless repair of an injured (severed) nerve includes a securement band connected by a transparent membrane to form a loop. The band includes two opposing approximation claws that extend into the region of the transparent membrane. An aperture in the transparent membrane is covered by an enclosure having an inlet nozzle and an outlet nozzle. An elongate member having a blade on its bottom end extends through an aperture in the top of the enclosure. The band is strapped around the patient's limb with the transparent membrane adhesively secured over the incision, the severed nerve ends are irrigated with saline and air is evacuated in the process. The blade incises the severed ends of the nerve to expose fresh nerve tissue under vacuum, and the severed ends are approximated. The device is left in place for the severed nerve ends to reunite.

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