Inventors:
Barbara Chan - Cambridge MA, US
Timothy Shane Johnson - Hershey PA, US
Irene E. Kochevar - Charlestown MA, US
Mark Randolph - Chelmsford MA, US
Robert W. Redmond - Newton Centre MA, US
Jonathan M. Winograd - Farmingham MA, US
Assignee:
The General Hospital Corporation - Boston MA
International Classification:
A61B 17/11
Abstract:
Photochemical tissue boding methods for bonding neural tissues include the application of a photosensitizer to a tissue and/or tissue graft, followed by irradiation with electromagnetic energy to produce a tissue seal. The methods are useful for tissue adhesion, such as in wound closure, tissue grafting, skin grafting, musculoskeletal tissue repair, ligament or tendon repair, neural repair, blood vessel repair and corneal repair.