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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 03, 2010
Applicants:
Lisa A. Scott-carnell, Norfolk, VA (US);
Emilie J. Siochi, Newport News, VA (US);
Kam W. Leong, Durham, NC (US);
Inventors:
Lisa A. Scott-Carnell, Norfolk, VA (US);
Emilie J. Siochi, Newport News, VA (US);
Kam W. Leong, Durham, NC (US);
Assignee:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF NASA, Washington, DC (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61L 15/24 (2006.01); A61L 15/42 (2006.01); A61N 1/20 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01); A61F 13/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0468 (2013.01); A61F 13/00051 (2013.01); A61F 13/023 (2013.01); A61L 15/24 (2013.01); A61L 15/42 (2013.01); A61N 1/205 (2013.01); A61F 2013/00936 (2013.01); A61N 1/0464 (2013.01); A61N 1/0492 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and device for promoting healing of an injury in a living being are provided. Such method and device are based upon an injury covering portion, which portion comprises an electroactive polymer, such as poled polyvinylidine difluoride (PVDF) or a copolymer of PVDF. The electroactive polymer has either pyroelectric properties, piezoelectric properties, or both.