Neuro decompression device
First Claim
1. A neuro decompression device for placement proximate to a nerve disposed in a canal extending through hard tissue or bone, said device comprising a flexible shielding body sized to cover said nerve in said canal, said shielding body being movable between an unflexed state outside of the canal, wherein the shielding body is generally rectangular in shape, and a flexed state inside the canal, wherein the shielding body is rolled in a cuff share and disposed about a periphery of the nerve, said shielding body having an outer surface texturized with outwardly-extending microstructures to reduce fibroplasia in the vicinity of said device, said microstructures having a height of about 50 microns to about 5,000 microns.
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Abstract
A neuro decompression device is disclosed that significantly reduces fibroplasia proximate to nerve tissue. The device utilizes particular surface topographies to disrupt scar tissue formation around nerves, and which may include one or more drugs to influence tissue growth.
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- 1. A neuro decompression device for placement proximate to a nerve disposed in a canal extending through hard tissue or bone, said device comprising a flexible shielding body sized to cover said nerve in said canal, said shielding body being movable between an unflexed state outside of the canal, wherein the shielding body is generally rectangular in shape, and a flexed state inside the canal, wherein the shielding body is rolled in a cuff share and disposed about a periphery of the nerve, said shielding body having an outer surface texturized with outwardly-extending microstructures to reduce fibroplasia in the vicinity of said device, said microstructures having a height of about 50 microns to about 5,000 microns.
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