FDA clearance for surgical nerve-repairing tape

“When a peripheral nerve is injured or severed and requires surgery to repair, the standard treatment involves manual suturing of the nerve’s outer connective tissue, a somewhat complex process that requires close precision and intense focus. The nerve repair process just got a lot simpler, however, thanks to a new FDA 510(k) clearance (PDF) for a device that essentially amounts to a piece of Scotch tape that can quickly and effectively rejoin nerve ends.”     MORE

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