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Patent US6631294 - Apparatus and methods for facilitating wound healing - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn electrode system is provided that generates a current flow that envelops and permeates an entire wound site. The electrode system includes two electrodes that are shaped and oriented to cause the current to flow from one electrode through the wound to the other electrode. A first electrode is applied...http://www.google.com/patents/US6631294?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6631294 - Apparatus and methods for facilitating wound healingAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS6631294 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 09/872,956Publication dateOct 7, 2003Filing dateJun 1, 2001Priority dateJun 1, 2001Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2448695A1, DE60221244D1, DE60221244T2, EP1395332A2, EP1395332B1, EP1818075A1, US6907294, US20030144723, US20040015223, WO2002098502A2, WO2002098502A3Publication number09872956, 872956, US 6631294 B2, US 6631294B2, US-B2-6631294, US6631294 B2, US6631294B2InventorsRafael Andino, Christopher Brooks, Donald Van RoyenOriginal AssigneeBiofisica, LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (33), Non-Patent Citations (31), Referenced by (51), Classifications (13), Legal Events (10) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApparatus and methods for facilitating wound healing
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the electrode system of FIG. 1 taken generally along the line 2—2 of FIG. 1
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