Surgery – Magnetic field applied to body for therapy – Externally supported or worn
Patent
1992-09-18
1995-12-26
Kamm, William E.
Surgery
Magnetic field applied to body for therapy
Externally supported or worn
A61N 100
Patent
active
054783038
ABSTRACT:
A device for the controlled emission of electromagnetic radiation for use in medical and surgical conditions in humans and animals comprises a substrate which can be contoured to and placed in intimate contact with an area of the body of the human or animal to be treated, an electrical circuit integral with the substrate, including at least one inductance coil, and flexible with the substrate, and a power supply connected to the circuit. The electromagnetic radiation emitted by the device may be pulsed or continuous. The device has application in the alleviation of acute and chronic pain and in modulating cellular replication.
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"Low Energy High Frequency Pulsed Electromagnetic Therapy For Acute Whiplash Injuries", Scand. J. Rehab. Med. 24:51-59, 1992.
"Pulsed High Frequency (27MHz) Electromagnetic Therapy for Persistent Neck Pain A Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of 20 Patients", published by Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, Apr. 1990 In Orthopedics, vol. 13, No. 4.
English translation of Granted European Specification of European 02 39 098.
Foley-Nolan Darragh
Hill Frederick N.
Kamm William E.
Lacyk John P.
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