Methods of making collagen fiber medical constructs and related medical constructs, including nerve guides and patches

摘要

The disclosure describes methods of winding collagen fiber to make medical constructs and related collagen fiber tube and patch devices.

主权项

1. A medical device, comprising:
a tube with a wall surrounding an axially extending cavity, the wall having at least one collagen fiber with a continuous length arranged in a wound pattern having a number of revolutions about the tube cavity with overlying intersecting segments over at least a major portion of a length of the tube, and an inner layer and outer layer of collagen film each extending over a length of the wall, wherein the inner layer and outer layer of collagen film comprise collagen fibers, fibrils and/or microfibrils.