The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Aug. 15, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
John H Erickson, Plano, TX (US);
John C Tepper, Carrollton, TX (US);
Ike C Thacker, Dallas, TX (US);
Gregg Turi, Wood-Ridge, NJ (US);
Anthony J Varrichio, Flanders, NJ (US);
Arthur A Pilla, Ridgewood, NJ (US);
Assignee:
AMEI Technologies Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
607 51 ; 607116 ; 607117 ; 607 70 ; 607 74 ;
Abstract
A method for the therapeutic stimulation of bone growth of a bone site is disclosed comprising the steps of implanting first and second electrodes into the tissue near the base site. The electrodes are coupled to a bone growth stimulator which generates an alternating current.