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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Inventors:
Louis C Argenta, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
David L Carroll, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Nicole H Levi, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Jie Liu, Woodbury, MN (US);
Michael J Morykwas, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Stephen Tatter, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
William D Wagner, Clemmons, NC (US);
Assignee:
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/0088 (2013.01); A61F 13/00021 (2013.01); A61M 1/0023 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1003 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides devices and methods that treat damaged spinal cord tissue, such as spinal tissue damaged by disease, infection, or trauma, which may lead to the presence of swelling, compression, and compromised blood flow secondary to interstitial edema.