Nerve Tape® is a surgical implant designed to align and connect peripheral nerves. Nerve Tape® is designed to be an interface between the nerve and the surroundingtissue. Nerve Tape® is comprised of an extracellular matrix (ECM), which is fully remodeled during the healing process, and Nitinol microhooks, which bind coaptednerve ends together. When hydrated, Nerve Tape® is easy to handle, soft, pliable, nonfriable, and porous. Nerve Tape® has sufficient mechanical strength to hold theends of the nerve together. Nerve Tape® is provided sterile, for single use only, and in a variety of sizes to meet the surgeon’s needs.
An implantable tubular device made exclusively of animal-derived bioabsorbable material(s) [e.g., porcine-derived collagen matrix, chitosan] intended to be used to create a tunnel through which a discontinuous peripheral nerve can regenerate to bridge the proximal and distal nerve stumps. The device is typically used during hand surgery and/or nerve reconstruction. It is intended to be chemically degraded and typically absorbed via natural body processes. It is also known as a nerve sheath, nerve cuff, nerve protector, nerve conduit, or a nerve wrap.
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