Apparatus for treating chondromalacia
US6068628A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 20, 1996 |
| Grant date | May 30, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/126
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A thermal energy delivery apparatus has a probe including a distal end and a proximal end. A first electrode is positioned at the distal end of the probe such that the electrode is positioned on a recessed longitudinal portion of the probe. The first electrode is configured to deliver sufficient thermal energy to a fibrillated cartilage surface to reduce a level of fibrillation of the fibrillated cartilage surface. A cabling is coupled to the proximal end of the probe.
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