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Method and apparatus for cartilage reshaping by radiofrequency heating

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: A method and apparatus for reshaping cartilage using radiofrequency heating. The cartilage temperature is raised sufficiently for stress relaxation to occur in the cartilage, but low enough so that significant denaturation of the cartilage does not occur. The RF electrodes may be designed to also function as molds, preses, clamps, or mandrills to deform the cartilage tissue. Changes in various properties of the cartilage associated with stress relaxation in the cartilage may be measured in order to provide the control signal to provide effective reshaping without denaturation.

Source: OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Author: Wong, Brian J.; Milner, Thomas E.; Sobol, Emil N.; Keefe, Michael W.

Language: English

Topic: Nasal Surgery and Airway Studies

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4307669442

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