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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2011
Karl Schoenbach, Norfolk, VA (US);
Richard Heller, Norfolk, VA (US);
Karl Schoenbach, Norfolk, VA (US);
Richard Heller, Norfolk, VA (US);
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY RESEARCH FOUNDATION, Norfolk, VA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for treating or manipulating biological tissues are provided. In the systems and methods, a biological tissue is placed in contact with an array of electrodes. Electrical pulses are then applied between a bias voltage bus and a reference voltage bus of a distributor having switching elements associated with each of the electrodes. The switching elements provide a first contact position for coupling electrodes to bias voltage bus, a second contact position for coupling electrodes to the reference voltage bus, and a third contact position for isolating electrodes from the high and reference voltage buses. The switching elements are operated over various time intervals to provide the first contact position for first electrodes, a second contact position for second electrodes adjacent to the first electrodes, and a third contact position for a remainder of the electrodes adjacent to the first and second electrodes.