Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Implantable nerve guidance conduits having polymer fiber guidance channel
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Application No.: US15451039Application Date: 2017-03-06
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Publication No.: US10363041B2Publication Date: 2019-07-30
- Inventor: Xiaojun Yu , Munish B. Shah , Wei Chang
- Applicant: The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology
- Applicant Address: US NJ Hoboken
- Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF THE STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
- Current Assignee Address: US NJ Hoboken
- Agency: Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Main IPC: A61B17/11
- IPC: A61B17/11 ; A61B17/00

Abstract:
A nerve guidance conduit includes one or more guidance channels formed as porous polymeric structures. The guidance channels are within an outer tubular structure that includes randomly-oriented nanofibers. The guidance channels may have electrospun nanofibers on their inner and outer surfaces in a parallel alignment with the guidance channels. Such aligned nanofibers may also be present on the inner surface of the outer tubular structure. The outer surfaces of the guidance channels and the inner surface of the tubular structure define additional guidance channels. Such a nerve guidance conduit provides augmented surface areas for providing directional guidance and enhancing peripheral nerve regeneration. The structure also has the mechanical and nutrient transport requirements required over long regeneration periods.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170172578A1 IMPLANTABLE NERVE GUIDANCE CONDUITS HAVING POLYMER FIBER GUIDANCE CHANNEL Public/Granted day:2017-06-22
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