Ball cap apparatus for propagating therapeutic electromagnetic fields
First Claim
1. A head covering garment to generate a magnetic field at a specified site within a brain, the head covering garment comprising:
- at least one solenoid assembly comprising at least;
a first magnetic coil to receive a first time-domain signal consisting of a first series of summed sinusoidal waves from a first power supply, the first series of summed sinusoidal waves being representable as a first set of coefficients in a first Fourier series;
a second magnetic coil to receive a second time-domain signal consisting of a second series of summed sinusoidal waves from a second power supply, the second series of summed sinusoidal waves being representable as a second set of coefficients in a second Fourier series, wherein the first magnetic coil and the second magnetic coil are oriented relative to each other so as to be in nonparallel orientation, the first set of coefficients in the first Fourier series and the second set of coefficients in the second Fourier series being selected such that a resultant first combined magnetic field formed by superposition oscillates in accord with a selected signal at the specified site;
a third magnetic coil;
a fourth magnetic coil; and
wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth magnetic coils are positioned within the head covering garment to approximate edges of four respective hulls that together approximate a Reuleaux tetrahedron.
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Abstract
A head covering garment is configured to administer electromagnetic therapy to treat a cancerous tumor within a brain. The head covering garment includes a crown, which contains within its walls at least two magnetic coils (also referred to herein as solenoid coils). Each solenoid coil is energized, when in therapeutic operation, with a distinct time-domain signal. The time-domain signal consists of a series of summed sinusoidal waves from a power supply. The coils are oriented within the wall of the solenoid assembly such that for any two coils a first magnetic coil and a second magnetic coil are oriented relative to each other so as to be nonparallel. The purpose of having two distinct coils is to focus resultant magnetic fields such that at a tumor site within the brain encloses to form a local maximum formed by superposition within the cancerous tumor.
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18 Claims
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1. A head covering garment to generate a magnetic field at a specified site within a brain, the head covering garment comprising:
at least one solenoid assembly comprising at least; a first magnetic coil to receive a first time-domain signal consisting of a first series of summed sinusoidal waves from a first power supply, the first series of summed sinusoidal waves being representable as a first set of coefficients in a first Fourier series; a second magnetic coil to receive a second time-domain signal consisting of a second series of summed sinusoidal waves from a second power supply, the second series of summed sinusoidal waves being representable as a second set of coefficients in a second Fourier series, wherein the first magnetic coil and the second magnetic coil are oriented relative to each other so as to be in nonparallel orientation, the first set of coefficients in the first Fourier series and the second set of coefficients in the second Fourier series being selected such that a resultant first combined magnetic field formed by superposition oscillates in accord with a selected signal at the specified site; a third magnetic coil; a fourth magnetic coil; and wherein each of the first, second, third and fourth magnetic coils are positioned within the head covering garment to approximate edges of four respective hulls that together approximate a Reuleaux tetrahedron. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method to generate a magnetic field at a specified site within a brain, the method comprising:
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providing a head covering garment having at least one solenoid assembly comprising at least a first magnetic coil, a second magnetic coil, a third magnetic coil, and a fourth magnetic coil, wherein the each of the first, second, third and fourth magnetic coils are positioned within the head covering garment to approximate edges of four respective hulls that together approximate a Reuleaux tetrahedron; providing to the first magnetic coil a first time-domain signal consisting of a first series of summed sinusoidal waves from a first power supply, the first series of summed sinusoidal waves being representable as a first set of coefficients in a first Fourier series; providing to the second magnetic coil a second time-domain signal consisting of a second series of summed sinusoidal waves from a second power supply, the second series of summed sinusoidal waves being representable as a second set of coefficients in a second Fourier series, wherein the first magnetic coil and the second magnetic coil are oriented relative to each other so as to be in nonparallel orientation, the first set of coefficients in the first Fourier series and the second set of coefficients in second Fourier series being selected such that a resultant first combined magnetic field formed by superposition oscillates in accord with a selected signal at the specified site. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A head covering garment to generate a magnetic field at a selected site within a volume of a brain, the head covering garment comprising:
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a solenoid assembly including a plurality of solenoid coils, the coils in nonparallel orientation, each to the others; and a signal generator for independently energizing each of the plurality of solenoid coils, wherein the plurality of solenoid coils are positioned within the head covering garment to approximate a Reuleaux tetrahedron. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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