	US 11,918,801 B2
	Devices and methods for repairing damage to a tissue
Jonathan Isaacs, Richmond, VA (US); Isaac Perry Clements, Marietta, GA (US); Andrew Willsie, Lilburn, GA (US); James David Ross, Decatur, GA (US); and Alex Weidenbach, Atlanta, GA (US)
Assigned to BioCircuit Technologies, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US); and Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed by BioCircuit Technologies, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US); and Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA (US)
Filed on Nov. 5, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/519,817.
Application 17/519,817 is a continuation of application No. 17/306,049, filed on May 3, 2021, granted, now 11,167,131.
Application 17/306,049 is a continuation of application No. 15/697,358, filed on Sep. 6, 2017, granted, now 10,994,130, issued on May 4, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/383,934, filed on Sep. 6, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0054824 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 17/11 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/24 (2021.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01)

CPC A61N 1/0556 (2013.01) [A61B 5/24 (2021.01); A61B 5/6877 (2013.01); A61B 5/6882 (2013.01); A61N 1/0558 (2013.01); A61N 1/36103 (2013.01)]

32 Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a flexible carrier layer; and

a support member comprising a plurality of micro-protrusions extending therefrom, wherein:

the support member is at least partially integrated with the flexible carrier layer,

the flexible carrier layer is configured to cover at least a portion of a tissue,

the micro-protrusions are configured to mechanically interface with the tissue, and

the flexible carrier layer comprises a wrapping portion, the wrapping portion being configured as a self-closure mechanism for the device, wherein the wrapping portion is a flap without a separate mechanical element or a separate adhesive material configured to enable closure and sealing of the device, wherein the flexible carrier layer and the wrapping portion are a single sheet of material.