Apparatus and method for toning tissue with a focused, coherent electromagnetic field
First Claim
1. An apparatus for toning tissue with a focused, coherent electromagnetic field, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing shaped to be hand-held and including an end portion;
a user-accessible switch positioned on said housing, said switch being manipulable into a plurality of switch settings;
electronics secured within said housing and adapted to provide a source of periodic current pulses at one of a plurality of pulse rates depending upon which of said switch settings is selected; and
an electromagnet assembly electrically connected to said electronics and fitted within said housing, said electromagnet assembly including an electromagnet positioned adjacent to said end portion and oriented such that a negative magnetic pole of said electromagnet faces outwardly from said housing, said electromagnet assembly including a static magnet oriented such that a negative magnetic pole of said static magnet is directed toward said end portion, said electromagnet assembly generating a focused, coherent electromagnetic field in response to the current pulses, the field having an intensity no greater than 500 milliGauss.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for toning tissue and particularly skin with a focused, coherent electromagnetic field employ a housing, a user-accessible switch positioned on the housing, and electronics and an electromagnet assembly positioned within the housing. The electromagnet assembly includes a static magnet and an electromagnet which are assembled relative to each other and positioned within the housing such that negative magnetic poles of the static magnet and the electromagnet both face outwardly from an end portion of the housing. The electronics provide a periodic current depending upon a setting of the switch. The electromagnet assembly generates a focused, coherent electromagnetic field in response to the periodic current.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for toning tissue with a focused, coherent electromagnetic field, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing shaped to be hand-held and including an end portion; a user-accessible switch positioned on said housing, said switch being manipulable into a plurality of switch settings; electronics secured within said housing and adapted to provide a source of periodic current pulses at one of a plurality of pulse rates depending upon which of said switch settings is selected; and an electromagnet assembly electrically connected to said electronics and fitted within said housing, said electromagnet assembly including an electromagnet positioned adjacent to said end portion and oriented such that a negative magnetic pole of said electromagnet faces outwardly from said housing, said electromagnet assembly including a static magnet oriented such that a negative magnetic pole of said static magnet is directed toward said end portion, said electromagnet assembly generating a focused, coherent electromagnetic field in response to the current pulses, the field having an intensity no greater than 500 milliGauss.
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2. An apparatus for toning tissue with a focused, coherent electromagnetic field, the apparatus comprising:
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a housing; electronics secured within said housing and adapted to provide a current; and an electromagnet assembly electrically connected to said electronics and fitted within said housing, said electromagnet assembly includes a static magnet and an electromagnet oriented such that negative magnetic poles of said static magnet and said electromagnet face a common direction, said electromagnet assembly generating a focused, coherent electromagnetic field in response to the current, the field having an intensity no greater than 500 milliGauss. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for toning tissue with a focused, coherent electromagnetic field, the apparatus comprising the steps of:
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(a) employing an electromagnet assembly to generate a focused, coherent electromagnetic field having an intensity no greater than 500 milliGauss, said electromagnetic assembly including a static magnet and an electromagnet oriented such that negative magnetic poles of said static magnet and said electromagnet face a common direction; and (b) positioning the electromagnet assembly relative to a surface of a tissue such that a current is induced in the tissue. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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