Neural implant

Abstract

A neural implant for bridging interruptions or defects within a nerve. The neural implant consists of thread-like spider silk formed from fibers of spider silk arranged around a carrier element. The carrier element consists of thread-like spider silk. The carrier element can carrier element be a plurality of pieces of spider silk arranged in parallel. The thread-like spider silk can be natural or modified spider silk, including chemically modified spider silk.

1 . Neural implant for bridging interruptions or defects within a nerve, said neural implant consisting of thread-like spider silk formed from fibers of spider silk arranged around a carrier element, which carrier element consists of thread-like spider silk. 
     
     
         2 . Neural implant according to  claim 1 , wherein the thread-like spider silk that is arranged around said carrier element is aligned essentially in the longitudinal direction thereof. 
     
     
         3 . Neural implant according to  claim 1 , wherein the thread-like spider silk is natural spider silk. 
     
     
         4 . Neural implant according to  claim 3 , wherein the natural spider silk is obtained from a golden silk orb-weaver spider. 
     
     
         5 . Neural implant according to  claim 1 , wherein said carrier element is a plurality of pieces of spider silk arranged in parallel. 
     
     
         6 . Neural implant according to  claim 1 , wherein the thread-like spider silk is modified spider silk. 
     
     
         7 . Neural implant according to  claim 6 , wherein the thread-like spider silk is chemically modified spider silk 
     
     
         8 . Neural implant for bridging interruptions or defects within a nerve, said neural implant consisting of thread-like spider silk arranged around a carrier element, wherein said carrier element consists of thread-like spider silk. 
     
     
         9 . Neural implant according to  claim 8 , wherein the thread-like spider silk that is arranged around said carrier element is aligned essentially in the longitudinal direction thereof. 
     
     
         10 . Neural implant according to  claim 8 , wherein the thread-like spider silk is natural spider silk. 
     
     
         11 . Neural implant according to  claim 10 , wherein the natural spider silk is obtained from a golden silk orb-weaver spider. 
     
     
         12 . Neural implant according to  claim 8 , wherein the thread-like spider silk is wrapped in a bundle or in several bundles around said carrier element. 
     
     
         13 . Neural implant according to  claim 8 , wherein said carrier element consists of a plurality of pieces of spider silk arranged in parallel. 
     
     
         14 . Neural implant according to  claim 8 , wherein the thread-like spider silk is modified spider silk. 
     
     
         15 . Neural implant according to  claim 14 , wherein the thread-like spider silk is chemically modified spider silk 
     
     
         16 . Neural implant for bridging interruptions or defects within a nerve, said neural implant consisting of thread-like spider silk, wherein the thread-like spider silk is wrapped in several bundles around one another. 
     
     
         17 . Neural implant according to  claim 16 , wherein the thread-like spider silk is wrapped in several bundles around one another by braiding the spider silk in bundles. 
     
     
         18 . Neural implant according to  claim 16 , wherein the thread-like spider silk is wrapped in several bundles around one another by wrapping the spider silk fibers around a carrier element in one or more layers in the same direction or in opposite direction, wherein said carrier element consists of thread-like spider silk. 
     
     
         19 . Neural implant according to  claim 18 , wherein the thread-like spider silk is modified spider silk. 
     
     
         20 . Neural implant according to  claim 19 , wherein the thread-like spider silk is chemically modified spider silk 
     
     
         21 . Neural implant according to  claim 18 , wherein the thread-like spider silk that is arranged around said carrier element is aligned essentially in the longitudinal direction thereof. 
     
     
         22 . Neural implant according to  claim 18 , wherein said thread-like spider silk is natural spider silk. 
     
     
         23 . Neural implant according to  claim 22 , wherein the natural spider silk is obtained from a golden silk orb-weaver spider. 
     
     
         24 . Neural implant according to  claim 18 , wherein said carrier element is a plurality of pieces of spider silk arranged in parallel.