Patent ID: 11937926
Assignee: GARWOOD MEDICAL DEVICES, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 9:
10. A system for treating an infected metallic implant, the system comprising:
a device capable of applying a stimulation DC voltage capable of disrupting bacteria;
a working electrode coupled to the device capable of applying the stimulation DC voltage, in which the working electrode is the metallic implant;
a counter electrode;
a reference electrode, each of the counter electrode and the reference electrode being coupled to the device capable of applying the stimulation DC voltage and forming an electrochemical circuit with the working electrode; and
a processor programmed to measure an accumulated charge transfer to the metallic implant over time in order to control the duration of treatment of the metallic implant, wherein the processor is programmed to compare the accumulated charge transfer to the metallic implant, measured in coulombs, to a predetermined charge transfer threshold level stored by the processor and terminate treatment when the accumulated charge transfer meets or exceeds the predetermined charge transfer threshold level.