Surgery – Magnetic field applied to body for therapy
Patent
1992-04-01
1994-11-29
Cohen, Lee S.
Surgery
Magnetic field applied to body for therapy
607 65, A61B 1752
Patent
active
053685440
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to treatment of living bodies and relates particularly, but not exclusively, to treatment of the human body.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIOR ART
It has been well known and well documented that magnetotherapy can improve certain conditions in human bodies. This therapy is thousands of years old but recent work by Dr. Jean-Bernard Baron of National Scientific Research Centre in Paris, France has documented that considerable improvement can be achieved in connection with a wide range of disorders including convergence of the eye, scoliosis, hemiphlegia, facial paralysis, muscle contractures, arthritis, tendonitis, synovitis, tension headache, post-operative and other pain, and sports injuries.
As a result of the research by Dr. J-B. Baron, other doctors in different medical research institutions have followed him in studying the healing effects provided by magnetotherapy. Similar works have been undertaken in Japan but no scientific materials have been published.
The practice of magnetotherapy involves applying small permanent magnets across the affected areas so that a flux will flow into the human body. Many devices have been created for applying the flux of the permanent magnets to the body. One recent innovation involves the use of permanent magnets embedded within a blanket upon which a patient lies or which is placed over the patient. Contact is made with the affected area so that flux can flow into the body.
OBJECT AND STATEMENT OF THE INVENTION
The application of permanent magnets directly to the skin of the human body across the affected area is considered to be generally unpleasant and partly troublesome to implement. In the case of the magnetic blankets, good magnetic contact with the surface of the skin across the affected area is not always possible. Accordingly, enhanced treatment could be provided if the magnetic flux could be applied electrically to the human body across the affected area. Accordingly it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for electrically simulating the treatment which can be produced by magnetotherapy.
We have ascertained that a magnetic flux can be carried in a conductor by the electrons in the conductor provided the conductor itself is of a type which has free electrons.
Accordingly, with the above in mind, a first broad aspect of the present invention may reside in a method of treating a living body for the purpose of simulating the treatment which can be produced by magnetotherapy comprising: transition metal; the magnetic flux of said permanent magnet; across an area to be treated on the living body; and living body to cause a magnetic flux to pass through the living body.
It may also be said that a further broad aspect of the present invention relates to apparatus for treating a living body for simulating the treatment which can be provided by magnetotherapy comprising: permanent magnet mounted within said coil, and conductors of a D-block transition metal connectable with said coil and being for application to the living body, electrical power providing means within said circuit means for permitting a current to flow through said coil in a direction to enhance the magnetic flux in said coil and to simultaneously permit a further current to flow through said conductors and through said living body when connected with said conductors whereby a magnetic flux can be provided in said conductors and passed through the living body.
Most preferably, said electric circuit means contains electric accelerating means for accelerating electrons carrying said further current.
It is particularly preferred that the apparatus be battery driven, and that the battery be rechargeable from mains AC power.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
In order that the invention can be more clearly ascertained, an example of a preferred embodiment will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein:
FIG. 1 is a block schematic circuit diagram of an example of the preferred apparatus;
FIGS. 2A and 2B are
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patent: 4233965 (1980-11-01), Fairbanks
patent: 4911686 (1990-03-01), Thaler
patent: 4998913 (1991-03-01), Atwood, Jr.
Pham Van N.
Tran Tony N. T.
Cohen Lee S.
Lacyk J. P.
TN Bio-Electronics Pty. Ltd.
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