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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2009
Applicants:
Miqin Zhang, Bothell, WA (US);
Narayan Bhattarai, Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Miqin Zhang, Bothell, WA (US);
Narayan Bhattarai, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
University of Washington, Seattle, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61L 27/26 (2006.01); D01D 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/04 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1128 (2013.01); A61L 27/26 (2013.01); D01D 5/0007 (2013.01); A61B 17/04 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61L 2430/32 (2013.01); D10B 2211/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
A hollow fibrous conduit for promoting regeneration of a severed nerve, comprising a first end for coapting the conduit to a first end of a severed nerve and second end for coapting the conduit to a second end of the severed nerve, the hollow fibrous conduit comprising chitosan-poly(caprolactone) fibers. Methods for making the conduit and methods for using the conduit for nerve regeneration.