Porous Bidirectional Bellowed Tracheal Reconstruction Device
First Claim
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 together defining a structural component that substantially conforms to at least a portion of the passageway, wherein the one or more bellow support structures comprise a biocompatible polymeric material;
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 capable of receiving a suture for attaching the implantable splinting device to at least a portion of the passageway.
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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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23 Claims
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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 together defining a structural component that substantially conforms to at least a portion of the passageway, wherein the one or more bellow support structures comprise a biocompatible polymeric material; 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 capable of receiving a suture for attaching the implantable splinting device to at least a portion of the passageway. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. 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 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 (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of making an implantable splinting device for application to a defect in a passageway of a human or other animal subject comprising:
forming a biocompatible polymeric material into a U-shaped structural component comprising a plurality of apertures and a plurality of bellows, wherein the U-shaped structural component substantially conforms to at least a portion of the passageway selected from the group consisting of a trachea, a bronchi, an esophagus and a blood vessel. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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