Diagnostic method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A diagnostic device comprising at least one pair of electrodes for attachment to a patient and an electrical circuit connected to the electrodes for delivering therapeutic energy to the patient;
- a sensor for monitoring autonomic nervous system activity of the patient and providing a series of outputs indicative of the activity; and
a recorder for storing the outputs.
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Abstract
An electrical interferential device comprises a circuit for delivering electrical interferential energy into the body of a patient. A sensor detects a function of the autonomic nervous system of the patient and provides an output indicative of the response of the autonomic nervous system to the electrical interferential energy. A treatment regimen is selected which uses a combination of carrier and beat frequencies and electrode placement pattern that produce a desired response in the autonomic nervous system of the patient. In one embodiment of the invention, a diagnostic tool is used to determine which combination of carrier and beat frequencies are desirable and treatment is provided by a second electrical interferential device. In another embodiment of the invention, the same diagnostic tool or a portion of the same diagnostic tool may be used to treat the patient.
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23 Claims
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1. A diagnostic device comprising
at least one pair of electrodes for attachment to a patient and an electrical circuit connected to the electrodes for delivering therapeutic energy to the patient; -
a sensor for monitoring autonomic nervous system activity of the patient and providing a series of outputs indicative of the activity; and
a recorder for storing the outputs. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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12. An interferential diagnostic device comprising
a pair of electrodes for attachment to a patient and a circuit connected to the electrodes for producing a carrier frequency and a beat frequency differing from the carrier frequency for delivering electrical interferential energy to the patient; -
a sensor for monitoring autonomic nervous system activity of the patient and providing a series of outputs indicative of the activity; and
a system for monitoring the sensor outputs for determining which beat frequency produces an desired reaction of the autonomic nervous system. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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18. A method of determining a preferred treatment regimen for a patient, comprising
applying a series of different treatments to a patient and sensing autonomic nervous system activity of the patient in response to the treatments; - and
selecting a preferred one of the treatments for the patient based on the response to the series of treatments. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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