US 11,864,911 B2
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for inductive heating of foreign metallic implants
Rajiv Chopra, Dallas, TX (US); David Greenberg, Dallas, TX (US); and Yonatan Chatzinoff, Dallas, TX (US)
Assigned to The Board Of Regents Of The University Of Texas System, Austin, TX (US)
Filed by THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM, Austin, TX (US)
Filed on Nov. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/992,050.
Application 17/992,050 is a continuation of application No. 16/247,276, filed on Jan. 14, 2019, granted, now 11,510,615.
Application 16/247,276 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2017/042156, filed on Jul. 14, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/445,963, filed on Jan. 13, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/362,402, filed on Jul. 14, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0079108 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/01 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01); A61N 1/40 (2006.01); A61F 2/30 (2006.01); A61N 2/02 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01); A61N 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 5/4851 (2013.01) [A61B 5/0071 (2013.01); A61B 5/01 (2013.01); A61B 5/412 (2013.01); A61B 5/4528 (2013.01); A61B 5/4836 (2013.01); A61B 8/0841 (2013.01); A61F 2/30 (2013.01); A61N 1/025 (2013.01); A61N 1/378 (2013.01); A61N 1/40 (2013.01); A61N 1/403 (2013.01); A61N 1/406 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30668 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30719 (2013.01); A61F 2002/30932 (2013.01); A61N 2/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A system to treat a surface of a foreign metallic implant, the system comprising:
one or more external transmitter devices comprising an alternating magnetic field (AMF) transmitter configured to apply one or more AMF pulses to the foreign metallic implant;
a control system comprising at least one processor, the control system configured to:
(a) enable the one or more external transmitter devices to apply one or more AMF pulses to the foreign metallic implant with one or more of a predetermined time period, a predetermined pulse duration, a predetermined pulse repetition frequency, a predetermined power level, or combinations thereof;
(b) receive one or more signals from one or more acoustic sensors;
(c) determine that the one or more signals indicate a temperature of or around the foreign metallic implant is sufficient to disrupt a biofilm matrix on the surface of the foreign metallic implant; and
(d) enable an adjusting of at least one of a duration, a frequency, an amplitude, or combinations thereof of the one or more AMF pulses in response to receiving the one or more signals.