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US 11,376,117 B2Granted
3D printed spiral for hybrid tracheal replacement scaffolds
AssigneesUniversity of Cincinnati, Children's Hospital Medical Center
InventorsChia-Ying James Lin, John van Aalst, Stacey Gruber, Alessandro de Alarcon, Michael A. Helmrath
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Abstract
Various aspects of the disclosure relate to a tracheal implant comprising (a) a trachea processed to comprise one or more incisions providing a helical configuration to the processed trachea; and (b) a subject-specific synthetic support.
Claims23
A tracheal implant, comprising:
- a trachea processed to comprise one or more incisions providing a helical configuration to the processed trachea, wherein the processed trachea comprises a single, continuous tissue;
- and a subject-specific synthetic support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.