Device for treating osteoporosis, hip and spine fractures and fusions with electric fields
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1. A method of preventing and/or treating osteoporosis, bone fracture, and/or bone fusion in a patient, comprising the steps of:
- incorporating at least one conductive coil N turns, where N>
1, into an article of clothing adapted to be worn on the patient'"'"'s torso adjacent the patient'"'"'s skin, whereby the article of clothing, when worn, causes the coil to be located over a treatment area of the patient; and
applying an electrical signal to the coil effective to produce a magnetic flux that penetrates the treatment area so as to produce an electric field in the treatment area effective to treat osteoporosis, fracture and/or fusion of bones of the treatment area.
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Abstract
A technique and device for preventing and/or treating osteoporosis, hip and spine fractures, and/or spine fusions by incorporating at least one conductive coil (110) into a garment (90) adapted to be worn adjacent to the patient'"'"'s skin over a treatment area and applying an electrical signal to the coil effective to produce a magnetic flux the penetrates the treatment area so as to produce an electric field in the bones and the treatment area.
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1. A method of preventing and/or treating osteoporosis, bone fracture, and/or bone fusion in a patient, comprising the steps of:
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incorporating at least one conductive coil N turns, where N>
1, into an article of clothing adapted to be worn on the patient'"'"'s torso adjacent the patient'"'"'s skin, whereby the article of clothing, when worn, causes the coil to be located over a treatment area of the patient; andapplying an electrical signal to the coil effective to produce a magnetic flux that penetrates the treatment area so as to produce an electric field in the treatment area effective to treat osteoporosis, fracture and/or fusion of bones of the treatment area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for preventing and/or treating osteoporosis, bone fracture, and/or bone fusion in a patient, comprising:
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an article of clothing adapted to be worn on the patient'"'"'s torso adjacent the patient'"'"'s skin, said article of clothing including at least one conductive coil N turns, where N>
1, incorporated therein such that, when worn, the coil is located over a treatment area of the patient; anda portable signal generating device that generates an electrical signal for application to the coil to produce a magnetic flux that penetrates the treatment area so as to produce an electric field in the bones of the treatment area effective to treat osteoporosis, bone fracture and/or bone fusion of bones of the treatment area. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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