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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Trustees of Princeton University, Princeton, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Michael C. McAlpine, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Blake N. Johnson, Plainsboro, NJ (US);
Assignee:
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, Princeton, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 41/02 (2006.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61L 27/24 (2006.01); A61L 27/22 (2006.01); A61L 27/20 (2006.01); A61L 27/18 (2006.01); A61L 27/52 (2006.01); A61L 27/54 (2006.01); A61L 27/36 (2006.01); B29C 64/112 (2017.01); A61L 27/38 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61B 17/1128 (2013.01); A61B 34/10 (2016.02); A61L 27/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/20 (2013.01); A61L 27/222 (2013.01); A61L 27/24 (2013.01); A61L 27/3675 (2013.01); A61L 27/383 (2013.01); A61L 27/3878 (2013.01); A61L 27/52 (2013.01); A61L 27/54 (2013.01); B29C 64/112 (2017.08); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1132 (2013.01); A61B 2034/105 (2016.02); A61B 2034/108 (2016.02); A61B 2090/373 (2016.02); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2240/002 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0067 (2013.01); A61L 2300/414 (2013.01); A61L 2300/432 (2013.01); A61L 2430/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention includes biomimetic nerve conduits that can be used as nerve regeneration pathways. The present invention further provides methods of preparing and using biomimetic nerve conduits. The disclosed compositions and methods have a broad range of potential applications, for example replacing a missing or damaged section of a nerve pathway of a mammal.