This Study Will Evaluate the Effectiveness of NTX-001, a Surgical Nerve Repair Product When Used in People With Upper Extremity Nerve Lacerations.

The subject will complete the MHQ questionnaire at Weeks 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20, 24, 30, 36, 42, and 48. A measure of the mean of MHQ in the Two Domains, Activities of Daily Living and Pain Scores, at Week 24 in the NTX-001 group as compared to Standard of Care (SoC). In the ADL subdomain, a higher component score indicates better function. In the Pain subdomain, a higher component score indicates greater pain. A total MHQ score of 100 is considered the best functional score.

The Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) is a suicide risk assessment tool. The C-SSRS tool asks; whether and when the subject has had a thought about suicide (ideation); what actions they might have taken and what they did to prepare for suicide; whether and when they attempted suicide or began a suicide attempt that was either interrupted by another person or stopped of their own volition. The answers identify whether someone is at risk for suicide, assessing the severity and immediacy of that risk, and gauging the level of support that the person needs. The first assessment is done by study staff at screening. Subsequent assessments will be completed by the subject at Weeks 4, 12, and 48. A score of 0 indicates no risk, 1-2 indicates low risk, and 3+ indicates moderate to high risk.

A CheckPoint® Stimulator will be used intra-operatively to detect immediate reconnection of severed peripheral nerves (axons) in mixed-motor nerves only. The measures include in response of direct nerve stimulation, proximally and distally to suture site.

The MHQ quantifies different impairments between the subjects in uninjured and involved upper extremities. A general survey of hand function includes twenty-five items for the right and the left hand, as well as questions for both hands. Questions regarding function specifically refer to the impact of the involved hand and/or wrist on the activity which presumably takes all joints of the upper extremity into account. The overall questionnaire is scored from 0 to 100, with 100 being the optimal score.

Achievement of seventy-five (75)% function in the combined ADL and pain MHQ domain scores. The Activities of Daily Living component evaluates the ability to perform specific tasks using either hand or both hands together. The Pain subdomain addresses the frequency and intensity of pain in both the right and left hands/wrists, along with its impact on sleep and daily activities, and the emotional distress it causes. The overall questionnaire is scored from 0 to 100, with 100 being the optimal score.

The NPRS is used to assess for pain and to determine pain intensity. The NPRS is an 11-point scale scored from 0-10: 1) "0" = no pain 2) "10" = the most intense pain imaginable. The average of the 3 ratings is used to represent the subject's level of pain over the previous 24 hours.

SWMT provides information on protective sensation, the rigorous system can detect relatively minor differences in sensory function, and changes will occur early in nerve injury. The assessment tool consists of a set of monofilaments that vary in thickness and diameter, the gradient forces of these monofilaments that subjects' can feel, range from 0.086 gm to 0.448gm. The normal value in the hand is in the range of the green filament (1.65 to 2.83 mN).

The Activities of Daily Living component evaluates the ability to perform specific tasks using either hand or both hands together. The Pain subdomain addresses the frequency and intensity of pain in both the right and left hands/wrists, along with its impact on sleep and daily activities, and the emotional distress it causes. The raw scale score for each of the 6 scales is the sum of the responses of each scale item. The raw score is converted to a score range from 0 to 100. 100 being the best.

The Activities of Daily Living component evaluates the ability to perform specific tasks using either hand or both hands together. The Pain subdomain addresses the frequency and intensity of pain in both the right and left hands/wrists, along with its impact on sleep and daily activities, and the emotional distress it causes. The raw scale score for each of the 6 scales is the sum of the responses of each scale item. The raw score is converted to a score range from 0 to 100. 100 being the best.

The scale is commonly used including 2 Point Discrimination for grading the sensory outcome after peripheral nerve surgery. This scale is categorized into S0-S4: S0 is the absence of sensibility; S1 is the recovery of deep cutaneous pain; S2 is the return of superficial cutaneous pain and some degree of tactile sensibility; S3 is the return of superficial cutaneous pain and tactile sensibility without over response; and S4 is the complete recovery.

This assessment is conducted on mixed motor nerve injuries only. Strength can best be assessed by isolating an individual muscle group and comparing power with that of the subject. It can be conducted to assess larger muscles or muscle groups as well as intrinsic muscles of the hand. Measuring the difference between the affected limb and the contralateral limb. 0/5 is no muscle activation whatsoever; 1/5 is muscle activation without limb movement; 2/5 implies that the limb can be moved only when gravity is taken out of the equation; 3/5 means that the subject can overcome gravity but not resistance;• 4/5 (or 4+ or 4-) implies weakness with enough strength to overcome varying degrees of physical resistance; 5/5 is full strength.

The NPRS is used to assess for pain and to determine pain intensity. The NPRS is an 11-point scale scored from 0-10: 1) "0" = no pain 2) "10" = the most intense pain imaginable. The average of the 3 ratings is used to represent the subject's level of pain over the previous 24 hours.

This scale evaluates all aspects of patients; health and assesses if there has been an improvement or decline in clinical status. PGIC is a 7-point scale depicting a subjects rating of overall improvement. The subject rates their change as "very much improved," "much improved," "minimally improved," "no change," "minimally worse," "much worse," or "very much worse."

The MHQ quantifies different impairments between the subjects uninjured and involved upper extremities. It was designed as a general survey of hand function and includes twenty-five items for the right and the left hand, as well as questions for both hands. Furthermore, questions regarding function specifically refer to the impact of the involved hand and/or wrist on the activity which presumably takes all joints of the upper extremity into account. The overall questionnaire is scored from 0 to 100, with 100 being the optimal score.

The PGIS is a single question asking the subject to rate the severity of the injury from the last visit. PGIS is a scale depicting a subject's rating of overall severity. The subject scores their perception of severity as "none," "mild," "moderate," "severe," or "very severe."

EMG will be used to detect reconnection of severed peripheral nerves (axons) using PEG Fusion. Restoration of nerve conduction indicates the restoration of axon continuity, which is a prerequisite for the prevention of Wallerian degeneration, neuromuscular junction degeneration, muscle atrophy and functional recovery. This testing will be done at select clinical sites.

NVC testing measures how fast an electrical impulse moves through a nerve. This testing will be done at select clinical sites.

Each subject will have the number of times physical therapy and/or occupational therapy is prescribed to determine if this activity affects the sensory and functional outcomes of the nerve repair between NTX-001 and SOC.