interesting concept, I haven't figured out yet how they would get this to work, see last paragraph.
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/244269.php
According to a study published in the journal Neurosurgery, using a new device called mechanical tissue resuscitation (MTR) to prevent cell death has been demonstrated to reduce the size and extent of damaged tissue caused by traumatic brain injury. The finding was made by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.
The study was funded by a $1.5 million grant from the Department of Defense.
Tested in rodents, MTR uses negative pressure in order to create an environment that encourages cell survival.
Louis C. Argenta, M.D., and Michael Morykwas, Ph.D., professors in the
Department of Plastic Surgery and Reconstructive Surgery, and colleagues
at Wake Forest Baptist, have been using negative pressure devices to
successfully treat wounds and burns for over 15 years.
The rest at the link.
Or this article about the same item;
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/244269.php
The team set out in order to determine whether removing fluid and toxic
substances from around injured brain cells could help improve survival
of the damaged cells.
The team is currently investigation the same technology in stroke and brain hemorrhage models.
The original article here;
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/588153
In the study, a bioengineered material matrix was placed directly on the
injured area in the brain and attached to a flexible tube connected to a
microcomputer vacuum pump. The pump delivered a carefully controlled
vacuum to the injured brain for 72 hours drawing fluid from the injury
site.
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