Patent ID: 11955321
Assignee: NOVA PLASMA LTD.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  A | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. A method for preparing an implant for implantation by increasing wettability of at least a portion of an implant surface of the implant, the method comprising:
unpacking the implant from a sterile package used for storing or for shipping the implant;
after unpacking the implant, placing the implant in a plasma chamber;
generating plasma in a space adjoining the at least a portion of the implant surface, thereby rendering the portion of the implant surface hydrophilic;
removing the implant from the plasma chamber; and
implanting the implant;
wherein the acts of the method are carried out while maintaining the implant sterile.