Methods and apparatus for electrical microcurrent stimulation therapy
First Claim
1. A method for treating eye diseases using microcurrent stimulation therapy, comprising the steps of:
- applying microcurrent proximate an eye, said microcurrent having an amplitude between about 50 microamps and 180 microamps and comprising a sweep wave microcurrent signal produced by a signal generator.
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Abstract
An apparatus for supplying an electrical signal to a body part in order to provide microcurrent stimulation therapy to the body part. The apparatus preferably comprises a first sweep wave or sweep frequency signal generator configured to generate a first sweep wave signal, a buffer amplifier circuit configured to receive the first sweep wave signal from the first sweep signal generator and amplify and buffer the sweep wave signal creating a buffered sweep wave signal. In addition, the apparatus preferably includes a current limiting circuit configured to receive the buffered sweep wave signal from the buffer amplifier circuit and limit the amount of current supplied to the body part. Finally, the apparatus preferably comprises a probe for applying the sweep wave signal to the body part. The apparatus may further comprise a second signal generator for generating a second signal which may comprise either a sweep wave signal or a non-sweep wave signal. The apparatus also will include a signal combining circuit configured to receive the first and second signals from the first and second signal generators and combine the first and second signals into a composite sweep wave signal.
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46 Claims
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1. A method for treating eye diseases using microcurrent stimulation therapy, comprising the steps of:
applying microcurrent proximate an eye, said microcurrent having an amplitude between about 50 microamps and 180 microamps and comprising a sweep wave microcurrent signal produced by a signal generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for treating visual system diseases using electrical stimulation, comprising the steps of:
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generating a microcurrent signal comprising a sweep wave signal; limiting the amplitude of said microcurrent signal using a current limiting circuit; and applying said limited microcurrent signal to an eyelid proximate an eye having a visual system disease. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An apparatus for supplying an electrical signal to a body part in order to provide microcurrent stimulation therapy to said body part, comprising:
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a sweep wave signal generator which generates a sweep wave signal; a buffer/amplifier circuit which receives said sweep wave signal from said sweep wave signal generator, and buffers and amplifies said sweep wave signal, creating a buffered sweep wave signal; a current limiting circuit which receives said buffered sweep wave signal from said buffer/amplifier circuit, and limits the amount of current supplied to said body part; and a probe which applies the sweep wave signal from said current limiting circuit to said body part. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An apparatus for supplying an electrical signal to a body part in order to provide microcurrent stimulation therapy to said body part, comprising:
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signal generating means for generating a first sweep wave signal; amplifier means for buffering and amplifying said sweep wave signal from said first signal generating means, creating a buffered sweep wave signal; current limiting means for limiting current supplied to said body part by said apparatus, said current limiting means configured to receive said buffered sweep wave signal from said amplifier means; and signal application means for applying the sweep wave signal from said current limiting means to said body part. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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