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US20240157166A1

Alternating magnetic fields and antibiotics to eradicate biofilm on metal in a …

University of Texas System

Abstract

Metal-associated infections such as prosthetic joint infection (PJI) cause significant morbidity across the world. Infected implants frequently require surgical removal and weeks of antibiotics. This is in large part due to the formation of biofilm. Embodiments described herein utilize alternating …

University
University of Texas System
Assignee
Board Of Regents, The University Of Texas System
Inventor
David Greenberg
Priority date
April 01, 2021
Filing date
March 31, 2022
Publication date
May 16, 2024
Language
en
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