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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2018
Filed:
May. 16, 2014
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Jet-Fei Wong, Irvine, CA (US);
Michael G. Hill, Pasadena, CA (US);
Dmitry E. Protsenko, Irvine, CA (US);
Bryan Hunter, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 10/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 10/02 (2013.01); A61B 18/1477 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00565 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1425 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of electrochemistry to control and generate specific user defined chemical reactions in regions that may be defined by electrode placement and geometry. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a method of shape changing cartilage in a subject through potential-driven electrochemical modification of tissue (PDEMT) or use of a potential-driven electromechanical (EMR) device.