Patent ID: 11890393
Assignee: INCEPT, LLC
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method of in situ formation of a nerve cap, the method comprising the steps of:
identifying a severed end of a nerve;
positioning the severed end into a cavity defined by a form;
introducing media into the cavity to surround the severed end; and
permitting the media to undergo a transformation from a first, relatively flowable state to a second, relatively non flowable state to form a protective barrier surrounding the severed end; wherein the transformation occurs within about 10 seconds of the introducing step; wherein the form is composed of a nondegradable material that can be removed from the surgical site after the media is transformed to the second, relatively non flowable state to form the protective barrier surrounding the severed end.