Devices and methods for repairing damage to a tissue
AssigneesBioCircuit Technologies, Inc., Virginia Commonwealth University
InventorsJonathan Isaacs, Isaac Perry Clements, Andrew Willsie, James David Ross, Alex Weidenbach
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Abstract
An example device for repairing a tissue is described herein. The device can include a flexible carrier layer, and a support member including a plurality of micro-protrusions extending therefrom. The support member can be at least partially integrated with the flexible carrier layer. Additionally, the flexible carrier layer can be configured to cover at least a portion of the tissue, and the micro-protrusions can be configured to mechanically interface with the tissue.
Claims30
A device, comprising:
- a flexible carrier layer;
- and
- a support member comprising a plurality of elongate strips and a plurality of micro-protrusions, the micro-protrusions extending from the elongate strips, wherein:
- the support member is at least partially integrated with the flexible carrier layer,
- the flexible carrier layer is configured to cover at least a portion of a tissue,
- the micro-protrusions are configured to mechanically interface with the tissue,
- the elongate strips are not interconnected with one another within the flexible carrier layer, and
- wherein the elongate strips are configured to extend across a repair site of the tissue.
A device for repairing a nerve, comprising:
- a flexible carrier layer;
- and
- a support member comprising a plurality of elongate strips and a plurality of micro-protrusions, the micro-protrusions extending from the elongate strips, wherein:
- the support member is at least partially integrated with the flexible carrier layer,
- the flexible carrier layer is configured to cover at least a portion of the nerve,
- the micro-protrusions are configured to attach to a superficial tissue of the nerve,
- the elongate strips are not interconnected with one another within the at least one flexible carrier layer, and
- wherein the elongate strips are configured to extend across a repair site of the nerve.
A device for repairing a nerve, comprising:
- a flexible carrier layer;
- and
- a support member comprising a plurality of elongate strips and a plurality of micro-protrusions, the micro-protrusions extending from the elongate strips, wherein:
- the support member is at least partially integrated with the flexible carrier layer,
- the flexible carrier layer is configured to cover at least a portion of the nerve,
- the micro-protrusions are configured to attach to a superficial tissue of the nerve,
- the elongate strips are not interconnected with one another within the at least one flexible carrier layer, and
- wherein, for each of the elongate strips, a respective length extending along a longitudinal axis of the nerve is longer than a respective length extending along an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the nerve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.