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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137257 | Magnetic therapeutic device and method of using the same A magnetic therapeutic device useful for medical purposes wherein the head or body part of a user is exposed to a magnetic field created by magnetic elements having opposite polarities. One side of the treated volume, member or body cavity receives a magnetic flux h... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8118722 | Reducing discomfort caused by electrical stimulation The invention is directed to a novel method for reducing discomfort caused by transcutaneous stimulation. The novel method includes providing transcutaneous stimulation, reducing the transcutaneous stimulation at a first location, and substantially maintaining the t... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8047979 | Magnetic field treatment techniques The invention involves enhancing brain function by stimulating the brain using magnetic fields. Applications of the new methods include improving the condition of individuals with cognitive disorders, such as depression, and studying the effects of neural stimulatio... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8029431 | Method and apparatus for promoting restorative sleep Brain stimulation is used to promote or induce slow-wave activity thought to be associated with the restorative properties of sleep. In a preferred embodiment, transcranial magnetic stimulation is used to provide neural stimulation at a frequency approximating natur... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8021292 | Magnetic therapy device Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to one example embodiment, an apparatus may include a voltage source coupled to a motor via a diode, the diode coupled to the motor and the voltage source, a rechargeable battery, and a motor. The diode may be con... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7963903 | Magnetic core for medical procedures The inventive technique include a system, method and device for treating a patient. The inventive system includes a magnetic core having a highly saturable magnetic material and a conductor wound around at least a portion of the magnetic core. The magnetic core has ... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7951061 | Devices for targeted delivery of thermotherapy, and methods related thereto Disclosed are devices for targeted delivery of thermotherapy. These devices are useful in the treatment of diseased tissue in conjunction with magnetic compositions. Further disclosed are methods for treating diseased tissue, which involve the administration of a th... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7918779 | Therapeutic methods using electromagnetic radiation This invention provides methods for treating a variety of disorders using localized electromagnetic radiation directed at excitable tissues, including nerves, muscles and blood vessels. By controlling the wavelength, the wavelength bandpass, pulse duration, intensit... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7878965 | Therapeutic methods using electromagnetic radiation This invention provides methods for treating a variety of disorders using localized electromagnetic radiation directed at excitable tissues, including nerves, muscles and blood vessels. By controlling the wavelength, the wavelength bandpass, pulse duration, intensit... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7824324 | Magnetic core for medical procedures The inventive technique include a system, method and device for treating a patient. The inventive system includes a magnetic field generating device created using a powdered ferromagnetic. The system further includes a circuit in electrical communication with the ma... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824323 | Apparatus for evaluating blood flow and controlling blood flow using a magnetic field and methods therefor In a blood flow controlling apparatus using a magnetic field for controlling blood flow within a living body, and methods therefor, the blood flow controlling apparatus includes a magnetic field applying unit for supplying the magnetic field and applying the magneti... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7803104 | Magnetic therapy device Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to one example embodiment, an apparatus may include a motor, a rechargeable battery, a plurality of visual indicators, and a microprocessor. The motor may be configured to spin a disk upon which is mounted a plura... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7771341 | Electromagnetic brain animation This invention pertains to apparatus methodology formulated to perform electromagnetic brain animation (EBA) for the purpose of partial or complete alleviation of specific mental impairments relating categorically to infant, early childhood, and adolescent target po... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7744523 | Drive circuit for magnetic stimulation The inventive technique includes devices and methods for generating a magnetic field. One such device may include an inductor for generating a magnetic field and a power source for providing power. Such a device may also include a semiconductor switching device that... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7744522 | System for influencing of a biological cellular structure This invention relates to a system for influencing of a biological cellular structure, for instance, to generate a therapeutic effect in a human or animal body, making use of a combination of light energy and magnetic energy, said system being provided with at least... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7731648 | Magnetic nanoscale particle compositions, and therapeutic methods related thereto Disclosed are thermotherapeutic compositions for treating disease material, and methods of targeted therapy utilizing such compositions. These compositions comprise a) stable single domain magnetic particles; b) magnetic nanoparticles comprising aggregates of superp... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7727138 | Magnetic apparatus for the treatment of cataracts and other eye conditions An apparatus for magnetic therapy of eye conditions such as cataracts, eye floaters, chronic glaucoma, age-related maculopathy, diabetic retinopathy, dry eyes, watery eyes and myopia is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a combination of two bi-polar magnets enclose... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7713186 | Detection and influencing of physiological and/or pathological states A device for detecting and influencing the physiological and/or pathological state of the human or animal body, including a housing which has a first housing wall that, in turn, has an outer surface provided for placing against a body to be treated. A rotor is situa... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7699768 | Device and method for non-invasive, localized neural stimulation utilizing hall effect phenomenon One aspect of the invention provides a method of stimulating a nerve in tissue of a patient. The method includes the following steps: applying a focused ultrasound beam to the tissue; applying a first magnetic field to the tissue; and applying a second magnetic fiel... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7678041 | Airplane seat, passenger bench, magnetic field resonance system, and use of a device for generating electromagnetic interaction in an airplane seat or in a passenger bench in an aircraft A seat with a device for generating electromagnetic interaction in an accommodation region that is equipped to accommodate an object. By electromagnetic interaction, an object can be influenced in such a way that, for example, fatigue that occurs during long-distanc... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7651459 | Method and apparatus for coil positioning for TMS studies A device provides simple positioning of the patient's head and simple positioning of the TMS coil relative to a coordinate system of the patient's head once the head is positioned. The TMS coil is fixed at a treatment position in the coordinate system of the patient... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7608035 | Method and morphologically adaptable apparatus for altering the charge distribution upon living membranes with functional stabilization of the membrane physical electrical integrity A method and morphologically adaptable apparatus for altering the charge distribution upon living membranes with functional stabilization of the membrane physical electrical integrity further comprising a method for using quadripolar, circular, center charged, energ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7547274 | Radioactive member and method of making A radioactive member for use in brachytherapy comprising a molded elongate, bioabsorbable carrier material with spaced radioactive sources disposed therein, and methods for the manufacture thereof. The radioactive members may be used in the treatment of, for example... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7507198 | Bi-axial rotating magnetic therapeutic device A device for applying a time-varying magnetic field to a human or animal body for therapeutic purposes comprising a magnetic body (72), housed in a free moving member (80), which is it-self housed within the device. The device is powered by a small ele... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7473217 | Method of treating back and neck pain A method of treating pain or injury in close proximity to the vertebral column in a subject with acupressure and magnetic therapy comprising the steps of placing a first magnetic focus radiation pointer on the skin of the point superior to the central point of injur... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7428469 | Three-dimensional-information detecting system and three-dimensional-information inputting device A three-dimensional-information detecting system includes a switching portion that sequentially selects sensor coils of a three-dimensional-information detecting device. Electromagnetic coupling is used to perform signal transmission and reception between the sensor... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7422555 | Systems and methods for therapeutically treating neuro-psychiatric disorders and other illnesses Systems and methods for treating neuro-psychiatric disorders, such as depression or schizophrenia, and/or other illnesses are disclosed. A patient is diagnosed with a particular neuro-psychiatric disorder or other illness. An electric nerve stimulation (ENS) techniq... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410469 | Apparatus and method for ultrasonically and electromagnetically treating tissue The invention relates to apparatus and method for ultrasonically and electromagnetically treating tissue to treat, for example, traumatized tissue or a bone injury. The apparatus includes at least one ultrasonic transducer assembly and at least one electromagnetic c... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7370656 | Method and arrangement for influencing magnetic particles and detecting interfering material The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for influencing magnetic particles in a region of action. Methods and arrangements of this kind can be used to determine the spatial distribution of magnetic particles in the region of action or to heat up the mag... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361136 | Method and apparatus for generating a therapeutic magnetic field An method for generating a therapeutic magnetic field to be applied to a biological subject is disclosed wherein biomagnetic fields are measured and component vector wave patterns are derived therefrom, and a therapeutic Normalizing Signal is derived from the harves... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354748 | Method for treating osteoarthritis and other diseases, defects and injuries of the knee joint A method for applying therapeutic electrical signals and/or electromagnetic fields to a patient's knee for the treatment of osteoarthritis and other diseases, defects and injuries. The device that is used is operable in several modes to deliver signals to the patien... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354393 | Magnetic foot therapeutic apparatus and method Provided are exemplary embodiments of a magnetic therapy device, which may include a rotatable housing, a first magnetic element configured to rotationally couple to said rotatable housing, a second magnetic element adjacent to said rotatable housing that affects th... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351194 | Arrangement for influencing magnetic particles An arrangement for influencing magnetic particles in a region of action with the help of an arrangement for generating magnetic fields, by which there is generated a spatially inhomogeneous magnetic field having at least one zone in which the magnetization of the pa... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342491 | Human body monitoring system The present invention provides a human body monitoring system capable of monitoring a human body by checking various parameters and also reporting health impairment such as sudden illness and emergency such as a crime to a prespecified contact address. A monitoring ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335156 | Digital electromagnetic pulse generator Method and apparatus are provided for therapeutic administration to body parts digitally generated electromagnetic fields with trapezoidal, square, triangular and sawtoothed and other complex temporal field waveforms that are microcontroller controlled for a range o... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7326170 | Method and apparatus for restoring or enhancing an ambient magnetic field Apparatus and method are provided for enhancing the earth's dc magnetic field (14) and/or for restoring the earth's dc magnetic field (14), when the earth's dc magnetic field (14) has been degraded by steel construction, or has been degraded by ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322356 | Combination sleep apnea treatment A method for treating a patient diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea includes identifying a patient as having sleep apnea susceptible to a first positive airway treatment which is at a first operating pressure level in excess of that which is otherwise tolerable t... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320664 | Reducing discomfort caused by electrical stimulation The invention is directed to a novel method for reducing discomfort caused by transcutaneous stimulation. The novel method includes providing transcutaneous stimulation, reducing the transcutaneous stimulation at a first location, and substantially maintaining the t... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7312461 | Laparoscopic tumor therapy using high energy electron irradiation A laparoscopic tumor therapy method and an articulated electron beam transport system are provided for use with a high power, long focus electron source for tumor therapy. The high power, long focus electron source generates an e-beam. The e-beam is transported thro... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309316 | Magnetic needle biopsy An apparatus and method for performing biopsies in-vivo using magnetically labeled nanoparticles is disclosed. One embodiment of the apparatus is called a magnetic needle. When used in a biopsy, one embodiment of the present invention collects cancer cells in-vivo w... | 12/18/2007 |
