Method and device for treating osteoarthritis and cartilage disease, defects, and injuries in the human hip

摘要

A device for treating diseased tissue, osteoarthritis, cartilage defects due to trauma or sports injury, or used as an adjunct with other therapies for treating cartilage defects in the human hip joint through the application of a specific and selective electric or electromagnetic field to the diseased or injured tissue in the human hip joint comprises a. one of (a) at least two electrodes, in the case of capacitive coupling, adapted for application in the proximity of a patient's hip joint; and (b) a solenoid or at least one coil, in the case of inductive coupling, adapted for application in the proximity of a patient's hip joint; and b. a signal generator adapted to generate electric signals for application to the electrodes, the solenoid, or at least one coil so as to cause the production of an electric field of approximately 20 mV/cm ± 15% and a current density range of approximately 120 mA/cm2 ± 15% within the synovium and articular cartilage of the patient's hip joint for treatment of diseased tissue in the patient's hip joint.