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Patent Inventor Names
Larry J. Kirn1
Date of Patent
March 22, 2016
1Patent Application Number
141160051
Date Filed
May 6, 2012
1Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
An embodiment includes simultaneously supplying direct current (DC) energy to recondition cartilage of a knee joint while simultaneously protecting that cartilage by supplying alternating current (AC) energy to stimulate muscle tissue contralateral to the cartilage to at least partially decompress the cartilage and at least partially support the joint. Other embodiments are described herein.
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