Method and apparatus for cartilage reshaping by radiofrequency heating
Abstract
A method and apparatus for reshaping cartilage using radiofrequency heating. The cartilage temperature is raised sufficiently for stress relaxation to occur in the cartilage, but low enough so that significant denaturation of the cartilage does not occur. The RF electrodes may be designed to also function as molds, preses, clamps, or mandrills to deform the cartilage tissue. Changes in various properties of the cartilage associated with stress relaxation in the cartilage may be measured in order to provide the control signal to provide effective reshaping without denaturation.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (United States); The Board of Regents, The University of Texas System, Austin, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1174390
- Patent Number(s):
- 6,589,235
- Application Number:
- 09/770,799
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Oakland, CA); The Board of Regents, The University of Texas System (Austin, TX) OSTI
- DOE Contract Number:
- 95-3800459
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Wong, Brian J., Milner, Thomas E., Sobol, Emil N., and Keefe, Michael W. Method and apparatus for cartilage reshaping by radiofrequency heating. United States: N. p., 2003.
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Wong, Brian J., Milner, Thomas E., Sobol, Emil N., & Keefe, Michael W. Method and apparatus for cartilage reshaping by radiofrequency heating. United States.
Wong, Brian J., Milner, Thomas E., Sobol, Emil N., and Keefe, Michael W. Tue .
"Method and apparatus for cartilage reshaping by radiofrequency heating". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1174390.
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title = {Method and apparatus for cartilage reshaping by radiofrequency heating},
author = {Wong, Brian J. and Milner, Thomas E. and Sobol, Emil N. and Keefe, Michael W.},
abstractNote = {A method and apparatus for reshaping cartilage using radiofrequency heating. The cartilage temperature is raised sufficiently for stress relaxation to occur in the cartilage, but low enough so that significant denaturation of the cartilage does not occur. The RF electrodes may be designed to also function as molds, preses, clamps, or mandrills to deform the cartilage tissue. Changes in various properties of the cartilage associated with stress relaxation in the cartilage may be measured in order to provide the control signal to provide effective reshaping without denaturation.},
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place = {United States},
year = {2003},
month = {7}
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