Porous bidirectional bellowed tracheal reconstruction device
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1. An implantable splinting device for supporting a defect in a passageway of a human or other animal subject comprising:
- one or more bellow support structures formed of a biocompatible polymeric material and together defining a structural component that substantially conforms to at least a portion of the passageway,a longitudinal opening formed within the one or more bellow support structures to facilitate placement of the implantable splinting device over the passageway; and
a plurality of apertures defined in at least a portion of the one or more bellow support structures, the plurality of apertures capable of receiving a suture for attaching the implantable splinting device to at least a portion of the passageway,wherein each of the one or more bellow support structures comprises;
a protruding region having a radially outermost surface that extends parallel to a longitudinal axis of the implantable splinting device, extends circumferentially from a first side of the longitudinal opening to a second side of the longitudinal opening, and defines a first diameter, anda recessed region defining a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is less than the first diameter.
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Abstract
Implantable splinting devices for supporting a passageway defect in a patient that is formed from one or more support structures including a polymer or a polymer and acellularized tissue matrix that define a structural component that substantially conforms to a defective passageway of the patient. The structural component also has a plurality of pores. The implantable splinting device is capable of being placed around a trachea, a bronchi, an esophagus and a blood vessel of a patient. The implantable splinting device may also be configured for placement between the trachea, and the esophagus of a patient.
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1. An implantable splinting device for supporting a defect in a passageway of a human or other animal subject comprising:
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one or more bellow support structures formed of a biocompatible polymeric material and together defining a structural component that substantially conforms to at least a portion of the passageway, a longitudinal opening formed within the one or more bellow support structures to facilitate placement of the implantable splinting device over the passageway; and a plurality of apertures defined in at least a portion of the one or more bellow support structures, the plurality of apertures capable of receiving a suture for attaching the implantable splinting device to at least a portion of the passageway, wherein each of the one or more bellow support structures comprises; a protruding region having a radially outermost surface that extends parallel to a longitudinal axis of the implantable splinting device, extends circumferentially from a first side of the longitudinal opening to a second side of the longitudinal opening, and defines a first diameter, and a recessed region defining a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is less than the first diameter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of making an implantable splinting device for application to a passageway defect in a human or other animal subject comprising:
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laser sintering or three-dimensional (3D) printing a biocompatible polymeric material to form a structural component comprising one or more bellow support structures that substantially conforms to a portion of a passageway having the passageway defect specific to the human or other animal subject, wherein the structural component comprises a longitudinal opening formed within the one or more bellow support structures to facilitate placement over the passageway, and where each of the one or more bellow support structures is formed of a biocompatible polymeric material and comprises; a protruding region extending circumferentially from a first side of the longitudinal opening to a second side of the longitudinal opening and having a radially outermost surface that extends parallel to a longitudinal axis of the implantable splinting device and defines a first diameter; a recessed region defining a second diameter, wherein the second diameter is less than the first diameter; and integrating a plurality of pores within the structural component capable of receiving a suture for attaching the implantable splinting device to at least a portion of the passageway. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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