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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2020
Applicant:
Garwood Medical Devices, Llc, Buffalo, NY (US);
Inventors:
Jason M. Maranhao, Warwick, RI (US);
Brian R. Peterson, East Aurora, NY (US);
Jackson G. Hobble, Buffalo, NY (US);
Mary K. Canty, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Assignee:
Garwood Medical Devices, LLC, Buffalo, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61F 2/46 (2006.01); A61N 1/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/30 (2013.01); A61N 1/025 (2013.01); A61N 1/08 (2013.01); A61N 1/205 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30719 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4674 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00017 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00023 (2013.01); A61F 2310/00029 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus to autonomously analyze the surface area and alloy composition ratios of a metallic implant, such as an orthopedic implant, so that an optimal voltage for biofilm disruption can be selected and make treatment easier based at least in part upon the autonomous detection of a hydrogen evolution reaction threshold.