Nerve repair with a hydrogel and adhesive

Patent Number: 9386990

Patent Date: 2016-07-12

Patent type: utility

The subject invention provides materials and methods for effective nerve repair. In a preferred embodiment, the subject invention provides nerve repair methods comprising the steps of applying a fibrin glue between severed nerve stumps, coapting the nerve stumps, and applying a polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel to encase the coapted nerve stumps.

Inventors

First Name Last Name City State Country
David F. Muir - - -
James B. Graham - - -
Debbie Neubauer - - -

IPCs

Section Class Sub Class Group Sub Group
A 61 B 17 11
A 61 L 24 00
A 61 L 24 04
A 61 L 24 10
A 61 L 27 18
A 61 L 27 52
A 61 L 31 14

Assignee

Organization First Name Last Name City State Country
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc. - - - - -