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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 08, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2011
Applicants:
Richard J. Taft, Austin, TX (US);
Danielle Seybold, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Richard J. Taft, Austin, TX (US);
Danielle Seybold, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
ArthroCare Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); H05H 1/46 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/32 (2006.01); A61N 1/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H05H 1/46 (2013.01); A61B 18/148 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00565 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00583 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01); A61B 2018/144 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1407 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1425 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1472 (2013.01); A61B 2218/007 (2013.01); A61N 1/326 (2013.01); A61N 1/44 (2013.01); H05H 2001/466 (2013.01); H05H 2245/122 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of preparing a target hard body tissue, such as osseous or dental tissue, to receive an implant component including; positioning an active electrode in proximity to a target tissue and proximate an electrically conductive fluid, followed by applying a high frequency voltage between the active electrode and a return electrode, the high frequency voltage sufficient to form a plasma. This plasma modifies at least a portion of the target tissue. An implant component may then be placed adjacent at least a portion of the modified target tissue.