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 |
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.
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