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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 1984
Filed:
Jan. 18, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
James M Christensen, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sutter Biomedical, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ; A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
1284 / ; 128784 ;
Abstract
A portable device used for expediting the healing of bone or soft tissue fractures or defects in a patient is disclosed herein and utilizes at least one cathode electrode, an anode electrode and a circuit arrangement for applying a regulated flow of current between the electrodes and through the fracture or defect site. A specifically designed electrode assembly including the cathode electrode is also disclosed herein along with a particular technique for placing the cathode electrode in position at the fracture or defect site.