Method and apparatus for electromagnetic treatment of living systems
First Claim
1. A method for treating a patient, the method comprising:
- generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field consists of a burst having a duration of greater than 2 msec of a 27.12 MHz carrier repeating at between 1 and 20 bursts/sec at an amplitude of between 2 and 10 μ
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applying the pulsed electromagnetic field in proximity to a target region affected by an injury or condition to reduce a physiological response to the injury or condition for a treatment interval that is greater than or equal to 10 minutes;
discontinuing the application of the pulsed electromagnetic field for an inter-treatment period that is greater than six times the treatment interval; and
repeating, for a plurality of times, the steps of generating, applying and discontinuing.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include methods of treating a patient with physiological responses arising from an injury or condition, such as post-operative pain, traumatic brain injury, and cognitive defects. These treatment methods can include the steps of generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source which is configured to simultaneously increase the rate of ion-dependent signaling, such as CaM/NO/cGMP signaling and to minimize the rate of inhibition of such signaling by natural compounds and applying the pulsed electromagnetic field in proximity to a target region affected by the injury or condition for a first treatment interval followed by an inter-treatment period with no electromagnetic field between treatment intervals to reduce a physiological response to the injury or condition.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for treating a patient, the method comprising:
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generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field consists of a burst having a duration of greater than 2 msec of a 27.12 MHz carrier repeating at between 1 and 20 bursts/sec at an amplitude of between 2 and 10 μ
T;applying the pulsed electromagnetic field in proximity to a target region affected by an injury or condition to reduce a physiological response to the injury or condition for a treatment interval that is greater than or equal to 10 minutes; discontinuing the application of the pulsed electromagnetic field for an inter-treatment period that is greater than six times the treatment interval; and repeating, for a plurality of times, the steps of generating, applying and discontinuing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for treating a patient, the method comprising:
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generating a pulsed electromagnetic field from a pulsed electromagnetic field source wherein the pulsed electromagnetic field consists of a burst having a duration of between 2 and 10 msec of a carrier wave repeating at between 1 and 10 bursts/sec at an amplitude of between 3 and 8μ
T;applying the pulsed electromagnetic field in proximity to a target region affected by an injury or condition to reduce a physiological response to the injury or condition for a treatment interval that is greater than 10 minutes; discontinuing the application of the pulsed electromagnetic field for an inter-treatment period that is greater than six times the treatment interval; and repeating, for a plurality of times, the steps of generating, applying and discontinuing.
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