Method for treatment of non-union bone fractures by non-invasive electrical stimulation
US4535775A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 1983 |
| Grant date | Aug 20, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2003 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N1/326
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Bone fractures previously considered incurable are healed non-invasively by applying to electrodes coupled to the skin of a living body in the vicinity of a bone fracture an alternating voltage having a wave form that is symmetrical with respect to the axis, a frequency in the range 20-100 KHz and a value in the range from about 2 to 10 volts peak to peak.
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