Nerve conduit

Abstract

Nerve conduits support the repair of nerve lesions by facilitating proper insertion and/or fixation of nerve ends into the nerve conduit. A nerve conduit includes an elongate body with a central portion defining an inner cavity and end portions defining a respective opening to the inner cavity and arranged adjacent to the central portion and at longitudinally opposing ends of the elongate body. A cross-sectional area of at least one opening is larger than the cross-sectional area of the inner cavity of the central portion. A use and a method of treating a nerve lesion using such nerve conduits is also disclosed.

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