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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2012
Applicants:
Jonathan M. Winograd, Weston, MA (US);
Cameron P. Keating, Southbank, AU;
Mark Omobono, Brighton, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jonathan M. Winograd, Weston, MA (US);
Cameron P. Keating, Southbank, AU;
Mark Omobono, Brighton, MA (US);
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/08 (2006.01); A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1128 (2013.01); A61M 5/00 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2017/1132 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for coaptation of first and second severed nerve segments. The apparatus includes a plurality of nerve-engaging features or coupling members that each connect to another coupling member to form coupling pairs. The coupling pairs are advantageously movable relative to each other to permit nerve swelling, inhibit nerve compression, and facilitate delivery of pharmaceutical agents.