Nerve repair device and method of use

A method for delivering a solution to a nerve repair site, the method comprising:

• obtaining a device comprising:
• a shaft comprising a dispensing channel and an evacuating channel, the shaft having a proximal end and a distal end;
• an enclosure attached to the distal end of the shaft, the enclosure having a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion form a bore when the enclosure is closed, wherein the first portion of the enclosure and the second portion of the enclosure each comprise a flexible material configured to seal the enclosure around a lumen, and wherein the lumen is a nerve repair site;
• and
• a handle attached to the proximal end of the shaft, wherein the handle is configured to open and close the enclosure;
• closing the enclosure around the nerve repair site, such that the nerve repair site occupies the bore of the enclosure;
• delivering a solution through the dispensing channel to the nerve repair site;
• removing the solution through the evacuating channel from the nerve repair site;
• and
• opening the enclosure to remove the enclosure from the nerve repair site.

A method for repairing a severed nerve, the method comprising:

• obtaining a device comprising:
• a bar;
• a shaft slideably engaged with the bar, the shaft having a proximal end and a distal end;
• an enclosure attached to the distal end of the shaft, the enclosure having a dispensing channel, an evacuating channel, a first portion, and a second portion, wherein the first portion and the second portion form a bore when the enclosure is closed;
• a handle attached to the proximal end of the shaft, wherein the handle is configured to open and close the enclosure;
• a first clamp engaged with the bar and a second clamp engaged with the bar, wherein the shaft is positioned between the first clamp and the second clamp;
• and
• a locking mechanism configured to fix the position of the first clamp, the second clamp, or a combination thereof, along the bar;
• engaging a distal end of the first clamp with a first portion of the severed nerve;
• engaging a distal end of the second clamp with a second portion of the severed nerve;
• sliding the first clamp, the second clamp, or a combination thereof, along the bar to position the first portion of the severed nerve substantially adjacent to the second portion of the severed nerve to form a nerve repair site;
• engaging the locking mechanism to fix the position of the first clamp, the second clamp, or a combination thereof, along the bar;
• closing the enclosure around the nerve repair site, such that the nerve repair site occupies the bore of the enclosure;
• delivering a solution through the dispensing channel to the nerve repair site;
• removing the solution through the evacuating channel from the nerve repair site;
• opening the enclosure to remove the enclosure from the nerve repair site;
• and
• releasing the first clamp from the first portion of the severed nerve, and releasing the second clamp from the second portion of the severed nerve.