Internally applied self energising healing electrodes

Abstract

Abstract A healing aid comprising two or more conductive or semiconductive physiologically compatible electrodes adapted for insertion at least partly into living tissue, including bones; the first electrode comprising or being coated with a first material (5) one or more adjacent electrodes comprising or being coated with a differnt material (6) such that when the electrodes are placed in living tissue adjacent each other a potential difference exists between the electrodes. The electrodes may be integral with staples (1), pins or screws commonly used in surgical procedures.

Inventors

• 👤 Noel Desmond Gray

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