NERVE COAPTATION APPARATUS

• Main Authors: GONZALEZ-LIMA, FRANCISCO, BITTNER, GEORGE D, WINOGRAD, JONATHAN M, FAN, JERRY, OMOBONO, MARK, KEATING, CAMERON P, ZUZEK, ALEKSEJ
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French
• Published: 29.11.2012
• Subjects: DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; IDENTIFICATION; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; SURGERY

An apparatus for coaptation of first and second severed nerve segments. The apparatus includes a plurality of nerve-engaging features or coupling members that each connect to another coupling member to form coupling pairs. The coupling pairs are advantageously movable relative to each other to permi...