Magnetic nerve stimulator for exciting peripheral nerves
First Claim
1. A method for treatment of incontinence in a human individual by magnetically stimulating the individual'"'"'s nerves, comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a magnetic nerve stimulator;
(b) providing power to said magnetic nerve stimulator to generate a magnetic field;
(c) stimulating the nerves of said individual to treat urinary incontinence.
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Abstract
A magnetic nerve stimulator system is comprised of a core constructed from a material having a high field saturation with a coil winding. A thyrister capacitive discharge circuit pulses the device. A rapidly changing magnetic field is guided by the core, preferably vanadium permendur. For task specific excitation of various nerve groups, specially constructed cores allow for excitation of nerves at deeper levels with higher efficiency than is possible with air-core stimulators. Among the applications possible with this invention are treatment of incontinence, rehabilitation of large muscle groups in the leg and arm, and excitation of abdominal wall muscle groups to aid in weight loss and metabolic rate increase. A C-shape is employed for focussing the stimulation as desired.
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50 Claims
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1. A method for treatment of incontinence in a human individual by magnetically stimulating the individual'"'"'s nerves, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a magnetic nerve stimulator; (b) providing power to said magnetic nerve stimulator to generate a magnetic field; (c) stimulating the nerves of said individual to treat urinary incontinence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for treatment of incontinence in a human individual by magnetically stimulating the individual'"'"'s nerves, comprising the steps of:
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(a) providing a magnetic nerve stimulator, said magnetic nerve stimulator comprising a core of magnetic material; (b) providing power to said magnetic nerve stimulator to generate a magnetic field; and
,(c) externally stimulating the nerves of said individual to treat urinary incontinence, said external stimulation comprising stimulation of the nerves of said individual, to treat incontinence, while said magnetic nerve stimulator remains external to the individual'"'"'s body. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 48)
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16. A magnetic nerve stimulator comprising:
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(a) a core of highly saturable magnetic material, said highly saturable comprising a magnetizable material which saturates at magnetic fields of at least 1.5 Tesla; (b) a stimulator coil for carrying electrical current in proximity to said core; and
,(c) electric current means connected to said stimulator coil to create an electrical current flow in said stimulator coil and cause said stimulator coil and said core to generate a magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 49)
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29. A magnetic nerve stimulator comprising:
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(a) an open core of highly saturable magnetic material, said highly saturable comprising a material which saturates at magnetic fields of at least 1.5 Tesla; (b) a stimulator coil for carrying electrical current in proximity to said core; and
,(c) electric current means connected to said stimulator coil to create an electrical current flow in said stimulator coil and cause said stimulator coil and said core to generate a magnetic field. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 50)
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