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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. 14, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard S Dugot, New York, NY (US);
Assignee:
Biolectron, Inc., Hackensack, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
433173 ; 433174 ; 600 14 ; 607 51 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for accelerating osseointegration of titanium implants in bone to anchor a prosthetic or dental device thereon in which an alternating electric signal of symmetrical wave form and of substantially constant amplitude having a frequency in the range of from about 40 to 100 KHz and providing a constant current in the range of from about 10 to 100 microamperes is supplied to at least one electrode in contact with the metal implant and another electrode in contact with the skin in proximity to the implant.