Tunnel Filler Device And Methods Of Use

Abstract

Devices and methods for treatment of a tunnel wound in a mammal are disclosed. A device can include a suture, a tunnel filler, and a cap member. The suture can be folded to form a proximal loop and two distal ends. The tunnel filler can be compressed onto the suture between the proximal loop and the two distal ends. And the cap member can be positioned on the suture distal to the tunnel filler. The tunnel filler can comprise decellularized mammalian extracellular matrix. The device can further include a tamp member positioned over the suture distal to the cap member. A method of treating a tunnel wound can include introducing the device into the tunnel wound, applying pressure to an end of the tunnel filler by sliding the tamp member along the suture, removing the tamp member from the suture, and securing an end of the suture to an end of the tunnel wound.

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