UNI-POLAR ROTATING ELECTROMAGNETIC MEDICAL APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USE

摘要

Apparatus and methods for providing uni-polar pulsed magnetic field therapies for various medical conditions are disclosed. The apparatus produces the pulsed uni-polar magnetic field by repeatedly moving at least one very strong permanent magnet through a prescribed path (e.g., a circular path) over an anatomic region of interest in the patient. The apparatus includes a housing in which the at least one magnet is located and a body shielding material, e.g., a Mu-metal shield, to shape the field to make it of fectively uni-polar. The movement of the magnet through the path is accomplished by means of a motor.

主权项

1. Apparatus for applying pulsed uni-polar magnetic energy to an anatomic region of interest located within the body of a patient, said apparatus comprising at least one permanent magnet, a body of Mu-metal shielding, and a motor, said at least one permanent magnet producing a magnetic field having a longitudinal axis, a first pole of a first polarity and a second pole of a second polarity, with said longitudinal axis extending through said poles and with lines of flux of said magnetic field extending outward from said first pole generally parallel to said longitudinal axis, said at least one permanent magnet being located within said housing and being surrounded by said Mu-metal shielding except for said first pole of said at least one permanent magnet, whereupon said first pole is exposed and from which lines of flux of said magnetic field emanate, said at least one magnet being coupled to said motor, said motor being arranged to be operated to repeatedly move said at least one magnet through a predetermined path, whereupon a portion of that path can be disposed adjacent the anatomic region of interest of the patient to cause said exposed pole of said at least one permanent magnet to periodically direct said lines of flux to the region of interest in the patient.