Patent ID: 7377930

Claim:
A nerve protecting tube for use on human nerve fibers, comprising: a lining tube with a lining tube wall which defines a first channel which runs the length of said lining tube, and which includes one or more lining tube gripping means said gripping means comprises a socket in the rim of said lining tube, configured for interfitting relationship with a tube rotation tool with a pin, and an outer tube gripper; an outer tube which surrounds said lining tube, and which has an outer tube wall which defines a second channel which runs the length of said outer tube, and which is configured for rotation around said lining tube; a lock closed means for locking said lining tube and said outer tube in a closed position in which said first channel is not congruent with said second channel; wherein said nerve protecting tube is configured for positioning on a segment of human nerve when in an open position with said first and second channels congruent, and for closing on said nerve to a closed position with said lining and outer tubes rotated in relation to each other to make said channels non congruent, in which position said lock closed means engages to hold said lining and said outer tube in said closed position.