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US 2012/0059399 A1Published application
Biological tissue connection and repair devices and methods of using same
AssigneeThe John Hopkins University
InventorsAhmet Hoke, Hai-Quan Mao
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Abstract
The instant invention provides compositions and methods for promoting the repair and/or growth of biological tissue, e.g., tubular biological tissue such as nerves. Specifically, the instant invention provides tissue connection devices and tissue repair devices and methods for using these devices.
Claims28
A tissue connection device for connecting biological tissue, comprising:
- a first tubular device comprising a first and a second end;
- a second tubular device comprising a first and a second end;
- wherein one end of the first and second tubular devices attach to the ends of the biological tissue, and the other ends of the first and second tubular devices attach to donor tissue.
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A tissue connection device comprising a tubular biodegradable structure, wherein:
- the device comprises two sections that assemble around the biological tissue to form the tubular device.
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A tissue repair device comprising:
- a membrane,
- wherein one side of the membrane comprises an adhesive, a temperature sensitive polymer, adhesive nanostructure, or a tissue-reactive compound.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.