Patent ID: 9351882
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M,A61P

Claim Text:
1. An apparatus for providing reduced pressure to a defect of a nerve, the apparatus comprising: a nerve conduit having an inner surface, a lumen, and pores extending through the nerve conduit, the inner surface including a portion adapted to surround the defect and another portion adapted to surround an intact portion of the nerve to contain fluids within a luminal space between the defect and the inner surface of the nerve conduit for receiving a reduced pressure, wherein the pores of the nerve conduit are sufficiently small to prevent non-nerve cells from entering the luminal space from outside the nerve conduit; a manifold positioned in the lumen of the nerve conduit and formed of a bioabsorbable porous material having a plurality of flow channels for receiving reduced pressure and adapted to be positioned within the luminal space proximate the defect to supply reduced pressure through the plurality of flow channels to the defect; and a connector connected to a sidewall of the nerve conduit and adapted to be fluidly coupled to the manifold and a reduced pressure source to supply reduced pressure to the manifold.