Method and apparatus for potentiating penile erection utilizing ultraweak electromagnetic field of very low frequency

• US 20060189839A1
• Filed: 12/28/2005
• Published: 08/24/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aerotel Limited
• Original Assignee: Shlomo Laniado, Zvi Kamil
• Inventors: Kamil, Zvi, Laniado, Shlomo
• Granted Patent: US 7,959,550 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/14
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 2005/418 by electrical stimulation
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 5/41 Devices for promoting penis erection penis implants A61F2/26; massage of the genitals A61H19/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2/004 specially adapted for a specific therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2/02 using magnetic fields produced by coils, including single turn loops or electromagnets A61N2/12 takes precedence

Abstract

An apparatus and method for treating erectile dysfunction by using a pulsating, ultraweak, magnetic field. A transducer generates an ultraweak, pulsating magnetic fields which is applied to the penis, which as a result of the magnetic field causes the erection of the penis. Another aspect of the invention is an apparatus and method for treating medical conditions in women by using a pulsating, ultraweak, magnetic field

Claims

1. An apparatus for potentiating penile erection, the apparatus comprising:

a transducer for transducing electrical signals into a pulsating magnetic field, the transducer comprising;

a tube; and

a magnetic coil disposed around the tube;

a controller-oscillator for generating and controlling the electrical signals; and

a power source.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the magnetic field has an intensity of not more than about 5 microtesla in the volume occupied by the penis.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the magnetic field has an intensity in the magnetic coil of about 100 nanotesla to about 500 nanotesla.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the magnetic field has an intensity in the magnetic coil of not less than about 100 nanotesla.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pulsating magnetic field has a frequency of between about 15.94 hertz and about 16 hertz.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the pulsating magnetic field has a frequency of between about 8 hertz and about 64 hertz.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the tube is a collar.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the controller-oscillator is mounted on the transducer.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the magnetic field has an intensity of not more than about 5 microtesla in the volume occupied by the penis.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the magnetic field has a peak intensity in the magnetic coil of about 100 nanotesla to about 5 microtesla.

11. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the pulsating magnetic field has a frequency of between about 15.94 hertz to about 16 hertz.

12. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the pulsating magnetic field has a frequency of between about 8 hertz to about 64 hertz.

13. An apparatus for potentiating penile erection, the apparatus comprising:

an active transducer for transducing electrical signals into a pulsating magnetic field, wherein the magnetic field is remotely generated and further, wherein the magnetic field has a frequency of between about 15.94 hertz to about 16 hertz;

at least one passive transducer for receiving the magnetic field and re-directing the magnetic field to a penis,

a controller-oscillator for generating and controlling the electrical signals; and

a power source.

14. An apparatus for potentiating erectile function, the apparatus comprising:

a remote generator-controller for remotely generating a pulsating magnetic field, the remote generator-controller comprising;

a controller-oscillator

a transducer; and

a power source; and

at least one passive transducer for receiving the magnetic field and re-directing the magnetic field to a penis,

wherein the magnetic field has a frequency of between about 15.94 hertz to about 16 hertz.

15. A method for potentiating penile erection, the method comprising applying a pulsating magnetic field to a penis, wherein the pulsating magnetic field has a frequency of between about 15.94 hertz to about 16 hertz.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the magnetic field is applied along the length of the penis and around the circumference of penis.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the magnetic field is removed when the penis is erect.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the magnetic field is applied along the length of the root of the penis and around the circumference of the root of the penis.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein the magnetic field is maintained during sexual intercourse.

20. A method for potentiating penile erection, the method comprising:

remotely generating a pulsating magnetic field; and

re-directing the pulsating magnetic field towards a penis, wherein the pulsating magnetic field has a frequency of between about 15.94 hertz to about 16 hertz.

21. An apparatus suitable for the treatment of medical conditions in women using a pulsating magnetic field, the apparatus comprising:

a patch transducer for transducing electrical signals into a pulsating magnetic field, the transducer comprising;

a patch; and

a multiplicity of flat magnetic coils mounted on the patch;

a controller-oscillator for generating and controlling the electrical signals; and

a power source.

22. The apparatus of claim 21, wherein the pulsating magnetic field has a frequency of between about 15.94 hertz to about 16 hertz.

23. A method suitable for the treatment medical conditions in women using a pulsating magnetic field, the method comprising applying a pulsating magnetic field to a portion of the woman where the medical condition is located, wherein the pulsating magnetic field has a frequency of between about 15.94 hertz to about 16 hertz.