Inventors:
Rainer Fasching - Mill Valley CA, US
WonHyoung Ryu - Mountain View CA, US
Darius Moshfeghi - Stanford CA, US
Assignee:
InSitu Therapeutics, Inc. - Mill Valley CA
International Classification:
A61F 9/007
Abstract:
Provided herein is a wound closure device comprising a plug adaptable to be inserted into an opening formed in two or more tissue layers, one tissue layer transposable relative to a second layer, the plug comprising a material having a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the plug is adaptable to be inserted into the opening in the first configuration and further adaptable to transition from the first configuration to the second configuration after being inserted into the opening. The wound closure device can be used in cases where ocular surgery has been preformed.