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Medical treatment method

  • US 4,628,931 A
  • Filed: 05/18/1984
  • Issued: 12/16/1986
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/03/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of treating a condition in a living body comprising applying to an area of the body in which said condition is located infrared electromagnetic energy having a wavelength such that the energy is absorbed by body cells in said area, the energy being derived from a flowing gas that is applied externally to the body adjacent to said area, adjusting the temperature of the gas applied to the body to a value of approximately 108°

  • F. or less so as to produce at said area an internal temperature within the normal temperature operating range of the body, the wavelength of the energy being determined by said internal temperature, and adjusting the amplitude of the energy, by adjusting the flow rate of the gas, to a value that is effective to treat said condition.

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