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Record 1 2003-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Nervous System
DEF

A cuff used to protect and help peripheral nerves grow back together after they have been damaged or severed.

OBS

The cuff is a moldable, elastic biomaterial formed in a tubular shape and available in 2-, 5- and 10-mm inner diameters. It is designed to be an interface between the nerve and its bed and to create a conduit for axonal growth across a nerve gap.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Système nerveux
DEF

[Biomatériau en hydrogel] destiné aux réparations des nerfs périphériques lésés.

OBS

Selon l'usage qui en est fait, [le manchon] se présente sous la forme d'un tube flexible de 2,5 à 10 millimètres de diamètre interne. Appliqué sur la zone lésée, il crée un écran de protection nécessaire à la régénération des nerfs endommagés au niveau périphérique.

Spanish

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