The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2005
Erhard Mueller, Stuttgart, DE;
Helmut Hierlemann, Goeppingen, DE;
Heinrich Planck, Nuertingen, DE;
Burkhard Schlosshauer, Tuebingen, DE;
Erhard Mueller, Stuttgart, DE;
Helmut Hierlemann, Goeppingen, DE;
Heinrich Planck, Nuertingen, DE;
Burkhard Schlosshauer, Tuebingen, DE;
Abstract
A biologically resorbable nerve guide rail with a microporous guide tube of polymers of hydroxycarboxylic acids, where the porosity allows a metabolism through the tube wall, but prevents the passage of cells, and optionally several monofilaments of polymers of hydroxycarboxylic acids located in the guide tube, is characterized in that the inner surface of the tube and/or the surface of the monofilaments have an orientation aid for longitudinally oriented colonization with Schwann's cells.