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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2016
Martin L. Yarmush, Boston, MA (US);
William G. Austen, Weston, MA (US);
Alexander Golberg, Boston, MA (US);
Saiqa L. Khan, Agawam, MA (US);
Martin L. Yarmush, Boston, MA (US);
William G. Austen, Weston, MA (US);
Alexander Golberg, Boston, MA (US);
Saiqa L. Khan, Agawam, MA (US);
The General Hospital Corporation, Boston, MA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for controlling microbial growth on and in medical devices and implants, especially biofilm infections, involves using pulsed electric fields (PEF). To eradicate at least a portion of a biofilm on a medical implant, for example, 1500 volts can be applied through an electrode system, with pulse duration of 50 μs and pulse delivery frequency of 2 Hz. In the clinical setting, systemic microbial therapy can be combined with PEF to achieve a synergistic effect leading to improved eradication of infections.