Implantable device for the stimulation of bone growth
US4611597A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 2, 1983 |
| Grant date | Sep 16, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/58
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An implantable device for the stimulation of bone growth, the device having an elongated pickup coil arrangement that is provided with connectors for tissue electrodes. An extended and strip-like tissue electrode extends from the pickup coil arrangement and the connectors have a hole for a bone screw and a sleeve-like extension adapted to accommodate a Kirschner wire electrode.
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