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The Use of Pure Carbon for Permanent Percutaneous Electrical Connector Systems
Vert Mooney, MD;
David B. Hartmann, MD;
Donald McNeal, PhD;
Jim Benson
AMA Arch Surg. 1974;108(2):148-153.
Abstract
Pure carbon has been used clinically for percutaneous passage at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital. In the first phase, from 1968 to early 1972. over 40 carbon devices were implanted in the skin of volunteer patients and staff to test the potential use of this material for a dry, infection-free skin intrusion. In the second phase, during the past year, 20 functional devices were implanted in patients and volunteers for muscle stimulation and the control of pain. The success of the devices to achieve infection-free skin passage has given us sufficient confidence to propose an extensive clinical trial for biomedical connector systems.
Author Affiliations
Downey, Calif; Irvine, Calif
From the Rehabilitation Engineering Center, Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, University of Southern California, Downey, Calif (Drs. Mooney, Hartmann, and McNeal), and Biocarbon
Footnotes
Accepted for publication Aug 7, 1973.
Project, Bentley Laboratories, Inc., Irvine, Calif (Mr. Benson).
Reprint requests to Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, University of Southern California, Downey, CA 90242 (Dr. Mooney).
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