Antonomic transcutaneous affect device

• US 4,112,923 A
• Filed: 08/24/1976
• Issued: 09/12/1978
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Jerry J. Tomecek
• Original Assignee: Jerry J. Tomecek
• Inventors: Tomecek, Jerry J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Michell, Robert W.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cohen, Lee S.
• Application Number:
  US05/717,254
• Time in Patent Office: 749 Days
• Field of Search: 128/1.3-1.5, 128/1 C, 128/2.1 C, 128/2.1 Z, 128/2.1 R, 128/24.1, 128/362, 128/395-398, 128/404, 128/405, 128/419 R, 128/421, 128/422
• US Class Current: 600/11
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0532 specially adapted for acupuncture or moxibustion
• CPC Class Codes: A61H 39/002 Using electric currents electrotherapy A61N1/32
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 1/32 alternating or intermittent currents applying electric fields by inductive or capacitive coupling A61N1/40; microwave apparatus A61N5/02
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0644 Handheld applicators
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2005/0651 Diodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 5/0619 Acupuncture

Abstract

A device for effectuating an automatic transcutaneous affect by applying energy to a living organism includes a self-contained power supply disposed in a housing. A probe circuit is utilized to detect points of high and/or low resistance in the organism. When such points are realized an audio emission begins thereby signalling the point. The device, also, includes a treatment circuit which applies either electrical, light or magnetic energy to the detected point. The present device utilizes interlocking logic circuits to preclude more than one mode being carried out at any one time.

Claims

1. A device for detecting and treating points of impedance imbalance in a warm blooded animal to effect an autonomic transcutaneous affect to the tissues of the body, comprising:

(a) a housing,

(b) a battery disposed in the housing,

(c) a plural polarity power supply electrically connected to the battery,

(d) a plurality of logic circuits electrically connected to the power supply and controlling plural forms of energy outputs, each of the logic circuits defining means for varying the output of the power supply into electrical, magnetic or light energy, each logic circuit having an output associated therewith, and

(e) means associated with each of the associated logic circuits for applying the output of the logic circuits to the tissue area to have the affect applied thereto.

2. The device of claim 1 which further comprises:

interlocking means disposed on the housing for the logic circuits such that only one logic circuit is operable at one time.

3. The device of claim 2 which further comprises:

a plurality of illumination means disposed on the housing and each illumination means being in electrical communication with one of the logic circuits for displaying the actuated logic circuit.

4. The device of claim 1 which further comprises:

(a) means for varying the intensity of the outputs of the logic circuits;

(b) means for varying the frequency of the outputs, and

(c) means for changing the polarity of the output of the power supply,

each of the means having an external control knob mounted on the exterior of the housing.

5. The device of claim 1 which comprises:

at least three logic circuits and wherein;

(a) one of the logic circuits controls an output of magnetic energy,

(b) one of the logic circuits controls and output of bipolar electrical energy, and

(c) one of the logic circuits controls an output of light energy.

6. The device of claim 5 which further comprises:

means for indicating that treatment of bipolar electrical energy is being effected, said means comprising;

a logic circuit,

a differential amplifier electrically connected to the logic circuit,

a polarity switch for altering the polarity of the output of the power supply and being electrically connected to the differential amplifier, the power supply and the means for applying the output of the circuit, and

an illumination means disposed on the housing and connected to the logic circuit, the illumination means displaying the functioning of the means for indicating.

7. The device of claim 6, which further comprises:

means for emitting an audible sound interconnected to the electrical energy controlling logic circuit for indicating that the means for applying the output thereof to the tissue is functioning, when in the treatment mode.

8. The device of claim 5 wherein the means for applying the magnetic output comprises:

(a) a housing,

(b) an elongated magnetic pin extending through the housing and having a portion thereof disposed exteriorly of the housing,

(c) a pair of coils wound in opposite direction around the pin, the coils being disposed in the housing,

(d) means for electrically interconnecting the coils to the associated logic circuit.

9. The device of claim 5 wherein the means for applying the electrical output comprises:

(a) a housing having a first end and a second end, an aperture being formed in the first end;

(b) a pair of concentric detecting pins disposed in the housing and extending through the aperture,

(c) biassing means for each of the pins such that each pin can be independently retracted into the housing, the biassing means normally urging the pins through the aperture, and

(d) means electrically interconnecting the pins to the associated logic circuit.

10. The device of claim 5 wherein the means for applying the output of the light energy circuit comprises:

a light emitting diode in electrical communication with the associated logic circuit.

11. The device of claim 1 which further comprises:

a timing means for timing the output of any logic circuit.

12. The device of claim 1 which further comprises:

means for recharging the battery.