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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 17, 2021
Tulavi Therapeutics, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Incept, Llc, Campbell, CA (US);
Corinne Bright, Mountain View, CA (US);
Yong Ren, Mountain View, CA (US);
Kenneth M. Martin, Mountain View, CA (US);
Farhad Khosravi, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Amarpreet S. Sawhney, Lexington, MA (US);
Tulavi Therapeutics, Inc., Los Gatos, CA (US);
Incept, LLC, Campbell, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods, devices and materials for the in situ formation of a nerve cap and/or a nerve wrap to inhibit neuroma formation following planned or traumatic nerve injury. The method includes the steps of identifying a severed end of a nerve, and positioning the severed end into a cavity defined by a form. A transformable media is introduced into the form cavity to surround the severed end. The media is permitted to undergo a transformation from a first, relatively flowable state to a second, relatively non flowable state to form a protective barrier surrounding the severed end. The media may be a hydrogel, and the transformation may produce a synthetic crosslinked hydrogel protective barrier. The media may include at least one anti-regeneration agent to inhibit nerve regrowth.