Method for non-invasive electrical stimulation of epiphyseal plate growth
US4467809A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 1982 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2002 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/326
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Epiphyseal growth plate stimulation in the bone of a living body is achieved by applying electrodes non-invasively to a body and supplying to said electrodes an AC signal in the range of about 2.5 to 15 volts peak-to-peak at a frequency of about 20-100 KHz.
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