Device for Removing an Endoprosthesis or an Implant that is Implanted in the Body and is Made of a Synthetic Material

A device for removing an endoprosthesis or an implant that is implanted in the body and is comprised of a synthetic material, wherein the endoprosthesis, the implant or an area of the endoprosthesis or of the implant is a conductor, the device comprising:

• a first electrode, wherein the first electrode is connected to the surface area of the endoprosthesis or the implant in an electrically conducting way or is contacted with an area of the material surrounding the endoprosthesis or the implant:
• an HF generator as an alternating current source, wherein the first electrode and said conductor are connected to the HF generator such that energy is introduced into the tissue or biomaterial surrounding the endoprosthesis or the implant causing the tissue or the biomaterial to become detached from the endoprosthesis or the implant;
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• a tool for removing the endoprosthesis or the implant, wherein the tool is coupled to the endoprosthesis or the implant, simultaneously with or after the HF processing.

A method for removal of an endoprosthesis or an implant that is implanted in the body and is comprised of a synthetic material, the method comprising the steps of:

• configuring the endoprosthesis, the implant or an area of the endoprosthesis or the implant as a conductor;
• connecting a first electrode that is connected to the surface area of the endoprosthesis or the implant in an electrically conducting way or contacted with an area of the material surrounding the endoprosthesis or the implant and the conductor to an HF generator as an alternating current source;
• introducing energy into the tissue or biomaterial surrounding the endoprosthesis or the implant with the HF generator causing the tissue or biomaterial to become detached from the endoprosthesis or the implant;
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• coupling the endoprosthesis or the implant simultaneously with or after the HF processing to a tool for removing the endoprosthesis or the implant.