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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2021
Applicant:
Garwood Medical Devices, Llc, Buffalo, NY (US);
Inventors:
Mary K. Canty, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Jackson G. Hobble, Buffalo, NY (US);
Assignee:
GARWOOD MEDICAL DEVICES, LLC, Buffalo, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/03 (2006.01); A61B 5/1468 (2006.01); A61L 27/28 (2006.01); A61N 1/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 5/1468 (2013.01); A61L 2/03 (2013.01); A61N 1/18 (2013.01); A61L 27/28 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and related system for treating a metallic surface in order to eradicate bacteria on the metallic surface using at least three electrodes and in which the metallic surface is one of the electrodes and in which a stimulation voltage is applied to the metallic surface and an accumulated charge is measured. The accumulated charge is compared to a threshold level wherein the stimulation voltage is maintained until the accumulated charge exceeds the threshold level. In at least one version, the metallic surface is that of a surgical implant.