MEDICAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTRUMENT

• US 20120303077A1
• Filed: 01/21/2011
• Published: 11/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: THS Therapeutic Solutions SRL
• Original Assignee: THS Therapeutic Solutions SRL
• Inventors: De Vincentiis, Armando
• Granted Patent: US 9,302,117 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 607/3
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/36021 for treatment of pain
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0659 infrared
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0662 Visible light
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0663 Coloured light
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0613 Apparatus adapted for a specific treatment

Abstract

The present invention relates to a medical neurological instrument which can be used to improve balance, comprising: (A) a control system for managing energy sources of different nature and (B) an emitter of said energy sources, wherein the emitter is configured to simultaneously apply the different types of energy to a patient by means of transducers, wherein the energies employed are: (i) light energy 18 with a wavelength of between 500 and 700 nm, (ii) light energy 19 with a wavelength of between 701 and 1050 nm, (iii) TENS Energy (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator) 20 with a maximum amplitude of 200V.

Claims

1. A medical neurological device comprising:

(A) a control system for managing energy sources of different natures and

(B) an emitter of said energy sources,

wherein the emitter is configured to simultaneously apply the different types of energy to a patient using transducers, wherein the energies employed are

(i) light energy with a wavelength of between 500 and 700 nm,

(ii) light energy with a wavelength of between 701 and 1050 nm, and

(iii) Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator Energy with a maximum amplitude of 200V and wherein the control system is configured to control the strength, frequency and duration of these energies,

wherein the emitter is configured to emit electromagnetic radiation in the form of pulses having two alternating discrete frequencies, and

wherein the first frequency is 3 Hz and the second frequency is 85 Hz, or the first frequency is 2 Hz and the second frequency is 100 Hz, or the first frequency is 1 Hz and the second frequency is 180 Hz.

2. The medical neurological instrument according to claim 1, wherein the transducers consist of light emitters.

3. The medical neurological instrument according to claim 2, wherein the light emitters are semiconductor emitters with a fixed emission of 2000 mcd.

4. The medical neurological instrument according to claim 3, wherein said light emitters are arranged into three groups of at least two emitters per group, so that they repeatedly emit pulses every 2, 4 and 8 seconds respectively.

5. The medical neurological instrument according to claim 1, wherein each pulse has a duration of between 50 and 1000 μ

s.

6. The medical neurological instrument according to claim 1, wherein each pulse has a duration of between 80 and 500 μ

s.

7. The medical neurological instrument according to claim 1, wherein each pulse has a duration of between 90 and 350 μ

s.

8. The medical neurological instrument according to claim 1, wherein the electromagnetic radiation consists of an electrical current, generated by pairs of electrodes.

9. The medical neurological instrument according to claim 8, wherein the current has a maximum voltage of 240V.

10. The medical neurological instruments according to claim 8, wherein the current has a maximum voltage between 50 and 85V.

11. The medical neurological instrument according to claim 1, wherein the pulses are characterized by an on time of between 0.01 and 1 ms, an off time of between 1 and 10 ms and a pause time of between 0.5 and 20 s.

12. The medical neurological instrument according to claim 1, wherein the control system is a computer running dedicated software.

13. The medical neurological instrument of claim 1, further comprising a stabilometric platform.

14. A method of treating a patient disorder, the method comprising:

providing a medical neurological device according to claim 1, and

applying the emitter of the device to the patient.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the patient suffers from a balance disorder and the pulses are applied for 30 s to 30 m.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the pulses are applied between 1 min and 4 min.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the pulses are applied to the patient'"'"'s limbs at a frequency of 2 to 4 s.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the disorder comprises at least one of myofascial pain, cervical pain, primary and secondary trigger points and referred pain points, or secondary algo-dysfunctional syndrome.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the pulses are applied to a site of the pain for a time of 2 minutes to 2 hours.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein the pulses are applied to a site of the pain for a time of 4 minutes to 30 minutes.

21. The method of claim 14, further comprising providing a stabilometric platform.