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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.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009

Filed:

Dec. 19, 2005
Applicants:

Peter F. Blackmore, Norfolk, VA (US);

Stephen J. Beebe, Norfolk, VA (US);

E. Stephen Buescher, Virginia Beach, VA (US);

Karl H. Schoenbach, Norfolk, VA (US);

Inventors:

Peter F. Blackmore, Norfolk, VA (US);

Stephen J. Beebe, Norfolk, VA (US);

E. Stephen Buescher, Virginia Beach, VA (US);

Karl H. Schoenbach, Norfolk, VA (US);

Assignees:

Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA (US);

Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods for inducing calcium mobilization in cells through the application of nanosecond pulsed electric fields ('nsPEFs') are provided. The invention also provides a method of increasing intracellular calcium in cells through the application of nsPEFs. In one embodiment of the invention, the cells are human platelets, whereby activation and aggregation of the platelets is induced. Methods for treating an injury, trauma, or loss of blood in a subject, through the application of nsPEFs are also provided.


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