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Title: Digital electronic bone growth stimulator

Abstract

A device for stimulating bone tissue by applying a low level alternating current signal directly to the patient's skin. A crystal oscillator, a binary divider chain and digital logic gates are used to generate the desired waveforms that reproduce the natural electrical characteristics found in bone tissue needed for stimulating bone growth and treating osteoporosis. The device, powered by a battery, contains a switch allowing selection of the correct waveform for bone growth stimulation or osteoporosis treatment so that, when attached to the skin of the patient using standard skin contact electrodes, the correct signal is communicated to the underlying bone structures.

Inventors:
 [1]
  1. Aiken, SC
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
869870
Patent Number(s):
US 5413596
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
AC09-89SR18035
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
digital; electronic; bone; growth; stimulator; device; stimulating; tissue; applying; level; alternating; current; signal; directly; patient; crystal; oscillator; binary; divider; chain; logic; gates; generate; desired; waveforms; reproduce; natural; electrical; characteristics; found; treating; osteoporosis; powered; battery; contains; switch; allowing; selection; correct; waveform; stimulation; treatment; attached; standard; contact; electrodes; communicated; underlying; structures; bone tissue; bone growth; alternating current; current signal; digital logic; electrical characteristics; stimulating bone; digital electronic; logic gate; electrical characteristic; crystal oscillator; treating osteoporosis; desired wave; logic gates; /607/

Citation Formats

Kronberg, James W. Digital electronic bone growth stimulator. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
Kronberg, James W. Digital electronic bone growth stimulator. United States.
Kronberg, James W. 1995. "Digital electronic bone growth stimulator". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869870.
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abstractNote = {A device for stimulating bone tissue by applying a low level alternating current signal directly to the patient's skin. A crystal oscillator, a binary divider chain and digital logic gates are used to generate the desired waveforms that reproduce the natural electrical characteristics found in bone tissue needed for stimulating bone growth and treating osteoporosis. The device, powered by a battery, contains a switch allowing selection of the correct waveform for bone growth stimulation or osteoporosis treatment so that, when attached to the skin of the patient using standard skin contact electrodes, the correct signal is communicated to the underlying bone structures.},
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year = {Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1995},
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