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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 15, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 21, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yong Hua Zhu, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Wolff M Kirsch, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Robert B Cushman, Cedar Crest, NM (US);
Assignee:
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606152 ;
Abstract
A medical anastomosis sling for use in the repair or regeneration of nerves. Nerve ends are placed in a breathable semiporous membrane having sets of elongate and wide tabs which are secured and sealed around the ends via circumferential fasteners and surgical clips for securing and sealing the sling in position without the necessity of suturing the device for optimal anastomosis.