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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2023
Applicant:
Checkpoint Surgical, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
Rachel Dekeyser, Cleveland, OH (US);
Lisa Heller, Cleveland, OH (US);
Ben Cottrill, Cleveland, OH (US);
Derek Lewis, Cleveland, OH (US);
Rachel Smith, Cleveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
CHECKPOINT SURGICAL, INC., Independence, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0063 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0068 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0072 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0057 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0061 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2220/005 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0019 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0026 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0036 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0037 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0039 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0059 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is a medical device formed entirely from or formed partially from a polymer, e.g., a polysaccharide such as chitosan. In some embodiments, the medical device may be formed as a tubular member formed from a sheet of a chitosan material. This chitosan tube may be used to wrap around tissue, such as a nerve or tendon to help with the regeneration or healing process of the nerve or tendon, as applicable.