Modification of the growth repair and maintenance behavior of living tissue and cells by a specific and selective change in electrical environment

Patent 4105017 Issued on August 8, 1978. Estimated Expiration Date:

November 17, 1996. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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High-performance electrotherapeutic apparatus Patent #: 3952751
Issued on: 04/27/1976
Inventor: Yarger

Inventors

Assignee

Electro-Biology, Inc.

Application

No. 05/742706 filed on 11/17/1976

US Classes:

600/14Pulsating field

Examiners

Primary: Howell, Kyle L.
Assistant: Cohen, Lee S.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Hopgood, Calimafde, Kalil, Blaustein & Lieberman

International Classes

A61N 1/40 (20060101)
A61N 2/00 (20060101)
A61N 2/02 (20060101)

Abstract

Surgically non-invasive method of and apparatus for altering the growth, repair of maintenance behavior of living tissues and/or cells by inducing voltage and concomitant current pulses of specific time-frequency - amplitude relations therewithin.

Other References

Bassett et al., "Augmentation of Bone Repair . . . EM Fields.", Science, vol. 184, pp. 575-577, May 1974
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