Electrical apparatus for influencing the metabolic characteristics of living systems
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1. Electrical apparatus for treating a living system to influence a metabolic growth parameter of the living system, the apparatus comprising:
- field applying means for applying to the system a radio frequency electromagnetic field having a predetermined characteristic and at a power level, measured adjacent a system surface, of not more than approximately 100 μ
w/cm2, for influencing the metabolic growth parameter but without producing bulk heating of the system; and
,timing means for causing the field applying means to apply said field with said characteristic repetitively, for treatment periods spaced apart in time.
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Abstract
An electrical apparatus applies an electric field, e.g. a r.f. field, in a timed manner such that over a given cycle period, e.g. 24 hours, the field is applied for a selected portion of the cycle period and is switched off for the remainder of the period. The periods may be programmable utilizing a microprocessor. The field strength may be selected so as not to produce significant tissue heating, typically less than approximately 100 μw/cm2, measured at a system surface.
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1. Electrical apparatus for treating a living system to influence a metabolic growth parameter of the living system, the apparatus comprising:
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field applying means for applying to the system a radio frequency electromagnetic field having a predetermined characteristic and at a power level, measured adjacent a system surface, of not more than approximately 100 μ
w/cm2, for influencing the metabolic growth parameter but without producing bulk heating of the system; and
,timing means for causing the field applying means to apply said field with said characteristic repetitively, for treatment periods spaced apart in time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Electrical therapy apparatus, comprising:
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means for applying a radio frequency electromagnetic field to living tissue at a power level, measured adjacent a tissue surface, of not more than approximately 100 μ
w/cm2, to promote healing thereof but without producing any significant tissue heating; and
,timing means for intermittently applying the field, whereby energy consumption by the field applying means can be substantially reduced without dimunition in healing rate.
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11. A method for influencing a metabolic growth characteristic of a living system, comprising the steps of:
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applying an electric field to a living system at a power level, measured adjacent a system surface, of not more that approximately 100 μ
w/cm2, to alter a metabolic characteristic thereof without thereby heating the living system; and
,periodically interrupting the applying step so that the field is applied repetitively for spaced apart time periods.
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12. A method of therapy, comprising the steps of:
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applying to living tissue a radio frequency electromagnetic field at a power level, measured adjacent a tissue surface, of not more than approximately 100 μ
w/cm2, to promote tissue healing but without producing any significant tissue heating; and
,periodically interrupting the applying step to apply the field intermittently at a predetermined duty cycle.
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