Magnetic therapy device

• US 8,257,242 B2
• Filed: 10/19/2007
• Issued: 09/04/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/19/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: George Sotiriou
• Original Assignee: George Sotiriou
• Inventors: Sotiriou, George
• Primary Examiner(s): MATTHEWS, CHRISTINE HOPKINS
• Application Number:
  US11/875,477
• Publication Number:
  US 20090105520A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,782 Days
• Field of Search: 600 9- 15
• US Class Current: 600/9
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2/02 using magnetic fields produced by coils, including single turn loops or electromagnets A61N2/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61N 2/12 using variable magnetic fields obtained by mechanical movement

Abstract

Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to one example embodiment, a magnetic therapy device may include a power source, a motor, a tachometer, and a microprocessor. The power source may be configured to supply power to the motor. The motor may be configured to control a disk upon which is mounted a plurality of magnets. The tachometer may be configured to monitor a magnetic field generated by the plurality of magnets and provide a signal to a microprocessor based on the monitored magnetic field. The microprocessor may be configured to control the motor based on the signal received from the tachometer.

Claims

1. A magnetic therapy device comprising:

a power source configured to supply power to a motor;

the motor, the motor being configured to control a disk upon which is mounted a plurality of magnets;

a tachometer, the tachometer being configured to monitor a frequency of magnetic flux generated by the plurality of magnets and provide a signal to a microprocessor based on the frequency of magnetic flux; and

the microprocessor, the microprocessor being configured to control the motor based on the signal received from the tachometer.

2. The magnetic therapy device of claim 1, wherein the power source includes a rechargeable battery.

3. The magnetic therapy device of claim 1, wherein the motor includes a direct current (DC) motor.

4. The magnetic therapy device of claim 1, wherein the plurality of magnets are mounted onto the disk in a circular manner with alternating polarities.

5. The magnetic therapy device of claim 1, wherein the tachometer is configured to monitor the frequency of magnetic flux generated by the plurality of magnets and provide the signal to the microprocessor based on the frequency of magnetic flux, the signal including a pulse for each change of magnetic flux.

6. The magnetic therapy device of claim 1, wherein the tachometer is configured to monitor the magnetic flux generated by the plurality of magnets and provide the signal to the microprocessor, the signal including pulses with a frequency proportional to a speed of rotation of the disk.

7. The magnetic therapy device of claim 1, wherein the microprocessor is configured to control the motor based on the signal by comparing the signal to a reference signal.

8. The magnetic therapy device of claim 1, wherein the microprocessor is configured to control the motor by controlling a current flowing through the motor.

9. The magnetic therapy device of claim 1, wherein the microprocessor is configured to control the motor by applying an input to a transistor which is connected in series with the motor.

10. The magnetic therapy device of claim 1, wherein the microprocessor is configured to control the motor by controlling a voltage applied to a gate of a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET), the MOSFET being connected in series with the motor.

11. The apparatus of claim 1, the apparatus further including a housing which encloses the power source, the motor, the disk, the tachometer, and the microprocessor.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the housing is disk-shaped.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the housing includes no electrical contacts on an outside surface of the housing.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the housing is waterproof.

15. A magnetic therapy device comprising:

a power source configured to supply power to a motor;

the motor, the motor being configured to control a disk upon which is mounted a plurality of magnets;

a tachometer, the tachometer being configured to monitor a magnetic field generated by the plurality of magnets and provide a signal to a microprocessor based on the monitored magnetic field; and

the microprocessor, the microprocessor being configured to control the motor based on the signal received from the tachometer by applying an input to a transistor which is connected in series with the motor.

16. The magnetic therapy device of claim 15, wherein the power source includes a rechargeable battery.

17. The magnetic therapy device of claim 15, wherein the motor includes a direct current (DC) motor.

18. The apparatus of claim 15, the apparatus further including a housing which encloses the power source, the motor, the disk, the tachometer, and the microprocessor.

19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the housing is disk-shaped.

20. A magnetic therapy device comprising:

a power source configured to supply power to a motor;

the motor, the motor being configured to control a disk upon which is mounted a plurality of magnets;

a tachometer, the tachometer being configured to monitor a magnetic field generated by the plurality of magnets and provide a signal to a microprocessor based on the monitored magnetic field; and

the microprocessor, the microprocessor being configured to control the motor based on the signal received from the tachometer by controlling a voltage applied to a gate of a metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET), the MOSFET being connected in series with the motor.