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US 10,869,953 B2Granted
Shield for recurrent laryngeal nerve and associated methods
OwnerJames Glenn Normaninventor
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Abstract
A method includes covering or contacting a portion of a recurrent laryngeal nerve of a subject with a shield including extraembryonic tissue. The covering occurs during a neck or reconstructive surgery of the subject.
Claims26
A method comprising:
- performing a neck surgery on a subject;
- and
- during the neck surgery, covering a portion of a recurrent laryngeal nerve of the subject with a shield comprising extraembryonic tissue or biologic tissue, the extraembryonic tissue or biologic tissue being not of the subject.
A method comprising:
- performing a neck surgery on a subject;
- and
- during the neck surgery, performing a thyroid procedure or a parathyroid procedure on the subject;
- and
- during the neck surgery, covering a pre-ischemic or ischemic parathyroid gland of the subject with a layer of extraembryonic tissue, wherein the covering of the parathyroid gland with the extraembryonic tissue occurs after commencement of the thyroid procedure or the parathyroid procedure.
2 more elements
A method comprising:
- performing a neck surgery on a subject;
- and
- during the neck surgery, performing a thyroid procedure or a parathyroid procedure on the subject;
- and
- during the neck surgery, covering a pre-ischemic or ischemic parathyroid gland of the subject with a layer of extraembryonic tissue, wherein the covering of the parathyroid gland with the extraembryonic tissue comprises covering the parathyroid gland of the subject with the extraembryonic tissue in a manner such that the extraembryonic tissue contacts the parathyroid gland during the neck surgery.
2 more elements
A method comprising:
- performing a neck surgery on a subject;
- and
- during the neck surgery, performing a thyroid procedure or a parathyroid procedure on the subject;
- and
- during the neck surgery, covering a pre-ischemic or ischemic parathyroid gland of the subject with a layer of extraembryonic tissue, wherein the parathyroid gland is in-situ during the covering of the parathyroid gland with the extraembryonic tissue.
2 more elements
A method comprising:
- performing a neck surgery on a subject;
- and
- during the neck surgery, performing a thyroid procedure or a parathyroid procedure on the subject;
- and
- during the neck surgery, covering a pre-ischemic or ischemic parathyroid gland of the subject with a layer of extraembryonic tissue;
- and
- contacting the parathyroid gland with a stem cell, a stem cell exudate, or a combination thereof.
4 more elements
A method comprising:
- exposing a parathyroid gland of a subject;
- and
- covering the exposed parathyroid gland with a layer of extraembryonic tissue, wherein the parathyroid gland is in-situ during the covering of the parathyroid gland with the extraembryonic tissue.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.