A light-reflecting balloon catheter for atraumatic tissue defect repair

• DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aaa2406
• Publication Date: 2015-09-23T22:27:34Z
• Authors: Ellen T. Roche; Assunta Fabozzo; Yuhan Lee; Panagiotis Polyge...; Ingeborg Friehs; Lucia Schuster; William Whyte; Alejandra Maria C...; Alejandra Bueno; Nora Lang; Maria J. N. Pereira; Eric Feins; Steven Wasserman; Eoin D. O’Cearbhaill; Nikolay V. Vasilyev; David J. Mooney; Jeffrey M. Karp; Pedro J. del Nido; Conor J. Walsh
• Keywords: Wound Healing; 03 medical and health sciences; Catheters; 0302 clinical medicine; Animals; General Medicine; Rats; 3. Good health

A catheter-based technology reflects light to activate a photocurable adhesive for minimally invasive, atraumatic tissue defect closure.