Techniques of treating patients with electromagnetic radiation
First Claim
1. An apparatus for applying electromagnetic energy to a body part comprising:
- a generator means for generating said electromagnetic energy at a plurality of different frequencies;
a coil means connected to said generator means for transmitting said electromagnetic energy to said body part;
a control connected to said generator means;
a sensor means connected to said control for sensing a local skin temperature or a local skin resistance of said body part; and
an algorithm resident in said control, said algorithm comprising an adjustment module means for;
causing said coil means to transmit electromagnetic energy at different test frequencies, recording with respect to each of said different test frequencies corresponding variations in said local skin temperature and/or said local skin resistance sensed by said sensor means, and establishing a treatment frequency for said body part as a function of said different test frequencies and a corresponding significant variation of said local skin temperature and/or said local skin resistance.
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Abstract
An electromagnetic apparatus for treating patients. The apparatus comprises an electromagnetic frequency generator and a coil connected thereto for transmitting electromagnetic energy to a body part of a patient. A control connects to the electromagnetic frequency generator and to a number of sensors that register a local skin temperature and/or a skin resistance of the body part. The control contains an algorithm comprising an adjustment module and a treatment module. The adjustment module causes the transmission of electromagnetic energy of different test frequencies while recording with respect to each of the test frequencies corresponding variations observed by the sensors. The adjustment module is further arranged for determining a treatment frequency at which a significant variation is observed with at least one of the sensors. The treatment module implements a treatment schedule that includes transmitting electromagnetic energy to the body part at the treatment frequency during predetermined treatment periods and with a predetermined treatment amplitude.
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20 Claims
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1. An apparatus for applying electromagnetic energy to a body part comprising:
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a generator means for generating said electromagnetic energy at a plurality of different frequencies;
a coil means connected to said generator means for transmitting said electromagnetic energy to said body part;
a control connected to said generator means;
a sensor means connected to said control for sensing a local skin temperature or a local skin resistance of said body part; and
an algorithm resident in said control, said algorithm comprising an adjustment module means for;
causing said coil means to transmit electromagnetic energy at different test frequencies, recording with respect to each of said different test frequencies corresponding variations in said local skin temperature and/or said local skin resistance sensed by said sensor means, and establishing a treatment frequency for said body part as a function of said different test frequencies and a corresponding significant variation of said local skin temperature and/or said local skin resistance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of applying electromagnetic energy to a body part comprising the steps of:
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generating said electromagnetic energy at a plurality of different frequencies;
sensing a local skin temperature or a local skin resistance of said body part;
illuminating said body part with electromagnetic energy at different test frequencies;
recording with respect to each of said different test frequencies corresponding variations in said local skin temperature or said local skin resistance; and
establishing a treatment frequency for said body part, said treatment frequency being a function of a significant one of said variations in said local skin temperature or said local skin resistance and a corresponding one of said different test frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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