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Step-down skeletal muscle energy conversion system

  • US 5,701,919 A
  • Filed: 06/07/1995
  • Issued: 12/30/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/30/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for surgically attaching a skeletal muscle to conversion means for converting linear contraction of a skeletal muscle into transmutable energy, said method comprising the steps of:

  • disconnecting only one end of a skeletal muscle from a skeletal structure of a patient;

    applying to each face of the end of the muscle a non-biodegradable felt containing a plurality of projecting hooks;

    anchoring the felt to each face of the muscle by sutures;

    connecting the non-biodegradable felt to the conversion means.

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