System for providing fluid flow to nerve tissues

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8998934-B2
Application number	US-201414252664-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 14, 2014
Priority date	Dec 31, 2008
Publication date	Apr 7, 2015
Grant date	Apr 7, 2015

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus that includes a nerve conduit and a nested manifold for providing a reduced pressure. Also provided is a system that includes a source of reduced pressure, a nerve conduit and nested manifold, and a conduit for providing fluid communication between the manifold and the source of reduced pressure. Additionally provided is a method that includes implanting the above nerve conduit and manifold at a site of damaged nerve tissue and applying a reduced pressure to the manifold thereby stimulating repair or regrowth of nerve tissue.

First claim

We claim:

1. An apparatus for providing reduced pressure to a defect at a tissue site of a nerve, the apparatus comprising:
a nerve conduit having a luminal wall for surrounding the tissue site and forming a luminal space between the tissue site and the luminal wall;
a manifold having a connector for receiving reduced pressure to distribute the reduced pressure to the defect; and
a scaffold formed from a bioabsorbable material, the scaffold having:
pores that are sufficiently…

Assignees

• Kci Licensing Inc

Inventors

• Swain Larry D
• Manwaring Michael E
• Cornet Douglas A
• Leung Braden K

Classifications

• A61P25/00

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61P17/02

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61B17/1128

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61F13/00063 Primary

  Human Necessities · mapped topic

• A61M1/94

  Human Necessities · mapped topic