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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2016
Filed:
May. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Larry J. Kirn, Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Larry J. Kirn, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Articulate Labs, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/20 (2006.01); A61N 1/32 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0484 (2013.01); A61N 1/20 (2013.01); A61N 1/32 (2013.01); A61N 1/36003 (2013.01);
Abstract
An embodiment includes simultaneously supplying direct current (DC) energy to recondition cartilage of a knee joint while simultaneously protecting that cartilage by supplying alternating current (AC) energy to stimulate muscle tissue contralateral to the cartilage to at least partially decompress the cartilage and at least partially support the joint. Other embodiments are described herein.
Kirn, Larry. (2016). Joint rehabilitation apparatus and technique (U.S. Patent No. 9289591). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9289591
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