Non-destructive tissue repair and regeneration
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1. A method for facilitating healing of a tissue defect residing in an area of tissue, comprising:
- providing a stent including an elongate body having a first end, a second end, and a length, the elongate body configured to allow passage of fluid therethrough;
inserting the stent into the area of tissue; and
positioning the stent so that a vascular area of tissue is accessible by the stent and the second end of the stent terminates adjacent to the tissue defect, whereby biological material from the vascular area of tissue is capable of traveling through the stent to the tissue defect to facilitate healing the tissue defect.
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Abstract
A surgical stent made of biocompatible material for implantation in human tissue to enable blood and nutrients to flow from an area of vascular tissue to an area of tissue with little or no vasculature.
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1. A method for facilitating healing of a tissue defect residing in an area of tissue, comprising:
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providing a stent including an elongate body having a first end, a second end, and a length, the elongate body configured to allow passage of fluid therethrough; inserting the stent into the area of tissue; and positioning the stent so that a vascular area of tissue is accessible by the stent and the second end of the stent terminates adjacent to the tissue defect, whereby biological material from the vascular area of tissue is capable of traveling through the stent to the tissue defect to facilitate healing the tissue defect. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A method for facilitating healing of a tissue defect residing in an area of tissue, comprising:
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providing a stent including an elongate body having a first end and a second end, the elongate body configured to allow passage of fluid therethrough; separating the tissue to allow insertion of the stent into the separated tissue without removing or ablating tissue; inserting the stent into the separated tissue; and positioning the stent so that a vascular area of tissue is accessible by the stent. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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