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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:
Apr. 19, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1985
Melvin A Fulkerson, Burnsville, MN (US);
Wyman E Jacobson, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Joseph P Tretter, Minneapolis, MN (US);
John Van Dierendonck, Robinsdale, MN (US);
Mems Technology, Incorporated, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A medical electrical apparatus impresses a bipolar, low frequency voltage wave form through spaced-apart electrodes, across a damaged area of living animal tissue to cause a low, bipolar, current to flow through the damaged area to increase the metabolic activity of viable cells in that area and hence to accelerate healing. The current flow is monitored and used to control the magnitude of the voltage wave to cause the magnitude of current flow to be within the desired parameters. The frequency, wave form and voltage of the impressed voltage wave and the current flow are all below a level which can damage typical living cells.
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