THERAPEUTIC ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD
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1. A device for generating a therapeutic electromagnetic field, the device comprising:
- at least one conducting coil; and
a signal generator that is controllable to cause an electrical current to flow through said at least one coil to produce a substantially spatially homogeneous electromagnetic field in at least a part of a patient, the electromagnetic field varying with a frequency that is selectable to substantially match a characteristic operational frequency of a nervous system of the patient.
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Abstract
A device for generating a therapeutic electromagnetic field includes at least one conducting coil for placement in the vicinity of a patient. A signal generator is controllable to cause an electrical current to flow through the coil to produce a substantially spatially homogeneous electromagnetic field in at least a part of the patient. The electromagnetic field varies with a frequency that is selectable to substantially match a characteristic operational frequency of a nervous system of the patient.
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1. A device for generating a therapeutic electromagnetic field, the device comprising:
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at least one conducting coil; and a signal generator that is controllable to cause an electrical current to flow through said at least one coil to produce a substantially spatially homogeneous electromagnetic field in at least a part of a patient, the electromagnetic field varying with a frequency that is selectable to substantially match a characteristic operational frequency of a nervous system of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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- 17. A method for treating a nervous system of a patient, the method comprising operating a signal generator to cause an electric current to flow through at least one coil to produce a substantially spatially homogeneous electromagnetic field in at least a part of the patient, the electromagnetic field varying with a frequency that is substantially equal to a characteristic operational frequency of the nervous system.
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