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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2006
Earnest Pringle, Acworth, GA (US);
Earnest Pringle, Acworth, GA (US);
Healthtronics, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A method of repairing a used electrode deviceis disclosed wherein the method has the steps of providing a used electrode assemblyhaving an inner conductorwith an integral electrode tipencapsulated in an insulator bodyhaving an outer conductorand an outer electrode tipC; and pressing the inner conductorwith integral electrode tipwhile holding or restraining the insulator bodyto apply an force sufficient to overcome at least partially the adhesion forces at the mating surfaces of the inner conductorand the insulator body. Thereafter by grasping an endA of the inner conductoropposite the tipwhile holding the insulator bodyand withdrawing the inner conductorfrom the insulator bodythe parts can be separated. Then by measuring the amount the inner electrode tiphas been burnt as compared to a new tapered tip to establish a cut distance ΔX; and recutting the tipby machining the burnt portion along the tiptaper surface toward and into a shoulderA of the inner conductorby a distance equal to the cut distance ΔX the electrode tip can be reshaped.