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Treatment of sleep disorders and alleviating disruption of circadian rhythms

  • US 5,169,380 A
  • Filed: 03/05/1991
  • Issued: 12/08/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/04/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus for alleviating disruptions in circadian rhythms in a mammal comprising:

  • a pair of electrodes wherein each electrode comprises (1) a substantially planar conducting member and (2) a layer of dielectric material;

    head band means, removably connected to said electrodes, for electrically insulating the electrodes from one another while mounting said electrodes adjacent substantially opposite external regions of the head of the mammal, respectively, with the layer of dielectric material positioned between the head and the conducting member and at least part of the mammal'"'"'s brain region located between the pair of electrodes; and

    generator means, removably connected to the conducting members, for generating an electric voltage changing at a rate between 5 and 40 cycles per second with a peak to peak value of at least 100 V so as to create a changing electric field between the conducting members to alleviate disruptions in circadian rhythms.

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