The Evidence Behind Nerve Tape
Clinical Evidence
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery-Global | May 2026
Gundlach, C., McVeigh, A., Park-Lee, H., Fragomena, F., Wang, M., Otterburn, D.
Nerve Tape during DIEP flap breast reconstruction was safe, reproducible, and associated with substantial material cost reduction without prolonging operative time.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery-Global | April 2026
Nerve Tape demonstrated sensory recovery outcomes comparable to traditional microsuturing in trigeminal nerve reconstruction.
The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery | February 2026
Levy, D., Rose, M., Shanti, R., Ziccardi, V.
Nerve Tape enabled a sutureless neurorrhaphy technique with allograft, providing a simplified approach to restoring nerve continuity.
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery-Global | February 2025
Chinta, M., Webster, T., Huang, H., Gfrerer, L.
In breast reinnervation surgery, Nerve Tape produced higher-quality repairs in roughly one-third the time compared with microsutures.
Additional Published Data
The Journal of Hand Surgery
Eberlin, K., Safa, B., Buntic, R., Rekant, M., Richard, M., Styron, J., Bendale, G., Isaacs, J.
Nerve Tape delivered faster, stronger, and more precise nerve repairs than microsutures,regardless of surgeon experience.
Tissue Engineering: Part A
Bendale, G., Smith, M., Daniel, L., deBruler, I., Fernandes Gragnani, M., Clement, R., McNeice, J., Griffitts, F., Sonntag, M., Griffis, J., Clements, I., Isaacs, J.
In a rabbit model, Nerve Tape matched regeneration and improved nerve conduction without added tissue injury.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Bendale, G., Drinane, J., Savsani, K., Phan, K., Joshi, R., Isaacs, J.
Nerve Tape achieved similar regeneration and functional recovery to microsutures in a 1-mm nerve model.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Akerman, M., Sneag, D., Gfrerer, L., Endo, Y., Valenti, A., Clements, I., Tan, E.
Repairs performed with Nerve Tape can be reliably localized for imaging, potentially facilitating assessment of repair site integrity.
Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods
Mazur, M., Dalton, S., Bendale, G., Isaacs, J.
Cable grafting was simplified with Nerve Tape and demonstrated higher biomechanical holding strength vs microsuture techniques.
Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods
Bendale, G., Sonntag, M., Clements, I., Isaacs, J.
Nerve Tape demonstrated repair strength equal or greater to microsuture in cadaveric nerve testing.
Nerve Tape Selected Abstracts
Presented at ASPN 2026
Mykhailo M. Tatarchuk, MD, PhD, David R. Clizbe, BS, Kevin D. Browne, BA, Eric L. Zager, MD, D. Kacy Cullen, PhD, Justin C. Burrell, PhD
Presented at AAHS 2025
Brandon Smetana, MD, Ben Loflin, MS, Jonathan Isaacs, MD, Jason Koerner, MD, Isaac Clements, PhD, Stephen Schlecht, PhD
Nerve Tape—A More Efficient Alternative for Nerve Repair in Breast Reconstruction
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery-Global
Malini Chinta, MD; Theresa Webster, MD; Hao Huang, MD; Lisa Gfrerer, MD, PhD
Nerve Tape Publications
Usability of Nerve Tape:
A Novel Sutureless Nerve Coaptation Device
The Journal of Hand Surgery
Kyle Eberlin, MD, Bauback Safa, MD, Rudy Buntic, MD, Mark S. Rekant, MD, Marc Richard, MD, Joseph Styron, MD, PhD, Geetanjali Bendale, PhD, & Jonathan Isaacs, MD.
MRI and Ultrasound Visualization of a Nerve Repair Implant Containing Nitinol
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
Michelle Akerman, MS; Darryl B. Sneag, MD; Lisa Gfrerer, MD, PhD; Yoshimi Endo, MD; Alyssa B. Valenti, MD; Isaac P. Clements, PhD; Ek T. Tan, PhD.
In Vivo Efficacy of a Novel, Sutureless Device for Repairing Peripheral Nerve Defects
Tissue Engineering: Part A
Geetanjali Bendale, PhD, Matt Smith, MD, Lida Daniel, BS, Isabelle deBruler, Mariana Fernandes Gragnani, Ryan Clement, PhD, Jules McNeice, BS, Fletcher Griffitts, MS, Maximilian Sonntag, MS, Jack Griffis, MS, Isaac Clements, PhD, & Jonathan Isaacs, MD.