Apparatus for emitting high-frequency electromagnetic waves
First Claim
1. Apparatus for emitting high-frequency electromagnetic waves, said apparatus comprising:
- a low-voltage power supply,a solid state circuit means for producing high-frequency, low-energy electromagnetic waves, said circuit means comprising an output which emits said high-frequency, low-energy electromagnetic waves, and an input,means connecting said input to said power supply,at least one antenna connected to the output of said circuit means, for producing a low energy high-frequency electromagnetic field without significant thermal effects in response to the waves produced by said circuit means,said antenna comprising at least one conductor on a support which is formed from an electrically insulating material applicable directly on the skin of a patient'"'"'s body and formed to conform to the contour of the area of the body to which it is applied,said at least one conductor including a length of thin conductive material in a predetermined pattern on said support to apply the electromagnetic waves to the body.
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Abstract
Apparatus for emitting high frequency electromagnetic waves comprises a low-voltage power supply, an emitter and an antenna comprising at least one conductor on a thin flexible insulating support and including a length of conductive material formed into a pattern and having interconnected ends in the region of which the conductor is connected to the output of the emitter by a single connector. This not only enables the whole antenna to be flexible so that it can be applied to areas difficult of access, e.g. parts of the human body and even be rolled into a tube for insertion in a body cavity, or wrapped around a limb, for example, but the emitter operates at a voltage of less than 50 volts, the antenna is athermic and the apparatus is significantly small. This is in contradistraction to the high voltage, bulky equipment hitherto used for therapeutic treatment of the body of a patient, both human and animal. The antenna may be associated with current-emitting electrodes and such current may be emitted alternately or simultaneously with the emission from the antenna. The emitter may be caused to emit trains of waves at frequencies between 1 HZ and 100 MHz, and the energy strength may be less than 100 MW per square centimeter.
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11 Claims
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1. Apparatus for emitting high-frequency electromagnetic waves, said apparatus comprising:
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a low-voltage power supply, a solid state circuit means for producing high-frequency, low-energy electromagnetic waves, said circuit means comprising an output which emits said high-frequency, low-energy electromagnetic waves, and an input, means connecting said input to said power supply, at least one antenna connected to the output of said circuit means, for producing a low energy high-frequency electromagnetic field without significant thermal effects in response to the waves produced by said circuit means, said antenna comprising at least one conductor on a support which is formed from an electrically insulating material applicable directly on the skin of a patient'"'"'s body and formed to conform to the contour of the area of the body to which it is applied, said at least one conductor including a length of thin conductive material in a predetermined pattern on said support to apply the electromagnetic waves to the body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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