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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170684 | Electrodes for applying an electric field in-vivo over an extended period of time As compared to conventional electrodes, the electrode configurations disclosed herein minimize irritation and damage to the skin when they are placed in contact with a patient's body over extended of time. The electrodes are formed from a conductive substrate coated... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8073549 | Method of electrogenically controlling pump molecules Activation of electrogenic pump molecules can be realized by a dynamic entrainment procedure which includes two steps: synchronization of individual pump molecules to work at the same pumping pace, and gradual modulation of the synchronization frequency. Na/K pump m... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7890183 | Treating parasites with electric fields Cells that are in the process division are vulnerable to damage by AC electric fields that have specific frequency and field strength characteristics. The selective disruption of rapidly dividing cells can therefore be accomplished by imposing an AC electric field i... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7805201 | Treating a tumor or the like with an electric field Cells that are in the late anaphase or telophase stages of cell division are vulnerable to damage by AC electric fields that have specific frequency and field strength characteristics. The selective destruction of rapidly dividing cells can therefore be accomplished... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7797052 | Bi-direction treating device with player function A bi-direction treating device with player function including a power supplying unit, a controller, a displaying unit, an audio outputting unit, an input unit, a multimedia processing unit and a high voltage treating unit where device is supplied by the power supply... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7706890 | Treating a tumor or the like with an electric field that is focused at a target region An apparatus is provided for selectively destroying dividing cells in living tissue formed of dividing cells and non-dividing cells. The dividing cells contain polarizable intracellular members and during late anaphase or telophase, the dividing cells are connected ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7599746 | Apparatus and method for preventing the spread of cancerous metastases and for elimination of metastases AC electric fields at certain frequencies and field strengths disrupt dividing cells, but leave undividing cells substantially unharmed. Since cancer cells divide much more often than normal cells, those AC fields have been shown to be effective at inhibiting tumor ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7599745 | Treating a tumor or the like with an electric field Cells that are in the late anaphase or telophase stages of cell division are vulnerable to damage by AC electric fields that have specific frequency and field strength characteristics. The selective destruction of rapidly dividing cells can therefore be accomplished... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7565206 | Treating a tumor or the like with electric fields at different orientations Cells that are in the late anaphase or telophase stages of cell division are vulnerable to damage by AC electric fields that have specific frequency and field strength characteristics. The selective destruction of rapidly dividing cells can therefore be accomplished... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7565205 | Treating a tumor or the like with electric fields at different orientations Cells that are in the late anaphase or telophase stages of cell division are vulnerable to damage by AC electric fields that have specific frequency and field strength characteristics. The selective destruction of rapidly dividing cells can therefore be accomplished... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7418294 | Electro-therapeutic device In the field of electrotherapy, there are currently known devices and methods, in which either the frequency or the amplitude of a therapeutic current is varied. According to a representation of the amplitude on a logarithmic frequency scale, said methods are design... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7363088 | Human-body potential controlling electrotherapeutic device An electrotherapeutic device for simultaneously generating positive, negative, or multiple polarities. The device includes a power source section and pulse generating sections for inputting prescribed high-voltage oscillating frequency signals to bipolar output sect... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7272440 | Method and apparatus for treatment of viral diseases An apparatus and method for treating viral infections delivers electrical stimulation to the skin or mucosa of a patient. The electrical stimulation is applied as a series of electrical pulses having different electrical characteristics. The apparatus may include a ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7254447 | Resonant muscle stimulator A method and apparatus include a therapeutic or developmental apparel that includes hardware and/or software for stimulating a muscle. Such apparel may comprise, for instance, of: a glove, a uniform, a shoe, a sock, a vest, a sleeve, a shirt, a hat, a helmet, a brac... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7160434 | Therapeutic electrolysis device An electrolysis device is provided. The electrolysis device includes an ionizer unit having first and second plate assemblies that each provide a different surface area that is contacted by water when the unit is in use. The plate assemblies may each provide a diffe... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7130692 | Portable electrotherapy device for treating osteoarthritis and other diseases, defects and injuries of the knee joint A portable device 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 is operable in several modes to deliver signals to the patients k... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7110826 | Cosmetic use alternating current wave forms and cosmetic device A beauty device is provided that offers conditions that are appropriate for electrical stimulation that is designed to resolve wrinkling, sagging and such of skin conditions. A pair of electrically conductive gloves and that include silver conductive material... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7069087 | Apparatus and method for accessing and performing a function within an intervertebral disc Apparatus and methods are disclosed for accessing the interior of an intervertebral disc to perform a function within the disc. One such apparatus comprises a catheter having a lumen; and a guide wire having a distal portion and a proximal portion, and configured to... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7069088 | Skin cleansing device A skin cleansing device comprising includes two or more electrodes attached to the cleansing pad, a cleansing signal generator for generating an electric cleansing signal, and elements for conveying the cleansing signal from the cleansing signal generator to the ele... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7035691 | Resonant muscle stimulator A method and apparatus generate resonant sequences having pulses optimally spaced and configured to realize uniform contractions in a musculature. Namely, each subsequent pulse maintains tension within sarcomeres of the musculature as the resonant sequence propagate... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7013179 | Percutaneous electrode array A percutaneous electrode array is disclosed for applying therapeutic electrical energy to a treatment site in the body of a patient. The array comprises a plurality of electrode microstructures which are inserted into the epidermis, thereby overcoming the inherent e... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7010353 | Non-invasive capacitively coupled electrical stimulation device for treatment of soft tissue wounds A method for treating a soft tissue wound is provided and includes the steps of providing a signal generator in electrical communication with first and second electrodes, disposing the first and second electrodes on a skin surface on opposing sides of the soft tissu... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6904614 | Glove with electrodes A glove with electrodes comprises a pair of flat electrodes 3, 4 which are disposed with a space therebetween on the surface of the palm side of a glove body 2 which is made of an electrical insulating material, an operation panel 30 which is fi... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6868289 | Apparatus for treating a tumor or the like and articles incorporating the apparatus for treatment of the tumor An apparatus is provided for selectively destroying dividing cells in living tissue formed of dividing cells and non-dividing cells. The dividing cells contain polarizable intracellular members and during late anaphase or telophase, the dividing cells are connected ... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6862481 | Bunion treating device A pulse generating apparatus has two like output channels that apply generated pulse signals of selected characteristics to two electrodes attached to a strap, each electrode receiving a different signal. The strap is attached to the foot so that the electrodes are ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6853863 | Electro therapy method and apparatus An apparatus for providing therapeutic electric current to a treatment site of a patient is disclosed, which provides two oscillating or pulsing electric alternating currents, of frequencies which differ from each other by as little as 1 Hz and up to about 250 Hz, b... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6801808 | Tissue tensioning electrotherapy device A tissue tensioning electrostimulator device. The device includes a plurality of laterally separable electrodes for placement against bodily tissue and for discharging electric current thereon. The device also includes a power circuit in electrical communication wit... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6792315 | Electro therapy method and apparatus An apparatus for providing therapeutic electric current to a treatment site of a patient is disclosed, which provides two oscillating or pulsing electric alternating currents, of frequencies which differ from each other by as little as 1 Hz and up to about 250 Hz, b... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6760627 | Electro therapy method and apparatus An electro-therapy apparatus and method for providing therapeutic electric current to a treatment site of a patient, having means for providing two oscillating or pulsing electric alternating currents, of frequencies which differ from each other by as little as 1 Hz... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6618625 | Method and apparatus for treatment of viral diseases An apparatus and method for treating viral infections delivers electrical stimulation to the skin or mucosa of a patient. The electrical stimulation is applied as a series of electrical pulses having different electrical characteristics. The apparatus may... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6591138 | Low frequency neurostimulator for the treatment of neurological disorders A system for treating neurological conditions by low-frequency time varying electrical stimulation includes an electrical device for applying such low-frequency energy, in a range below approximately 10 Hz, to the patient's brain tissue. An implantable em... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6584358 | Electro therapy method and apparatus An electro-therapy apparatus and method for providing therapeutic electric current to a treatment site of a patient, having means for providing two oscillating or pulsing electric alternating currents, of frequencies which differ from each other by as lit... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6584359 | Cosmetic use alternating current wave forms and cosmetic device A beauty device is provided that offers conditions that are appropriate for electrical stimulation that is designed to resolve wrinkling, sagging and such of skin conditions. A pair of electrically conductive gloves and that include silver conductive mate... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6424864 | Method and apparatus for wave therapy An oscillator (12) of a low-frequency therapeutic apparatus (10) is controlled by a frequency control device (18) to generate a plurality of frequencies selected according to the kind of a disease and these frequencies are delivered from the lowest in an ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6393319 | Methods and apparatus for portable delivery of electrical physical modalities to a patient Data defining electrical waveforms for physical therapy is created on a computer and stored in a removable machine-readable medium such as a CD-ROM or semiconductor memory module. The data is played back, for example on a portable CD-ROM player, to produc... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6389319 | Tissue tensioning electrotheraphy device A tissue tensioning electrostimulator device. The device includes a plurality of laterally separable electrodes for placement against bodily tissue and for discharging electric current thereon. The device also includes a power circuit in electrical commun... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6356786 | Method of treating palmar hyperhydrosis by electrical stimulation of the sympathetic nervous chain A method for treating hyperhidrosis by applying an oscillating electric field to the stellate ganglion. The method includes the steps of inserting an electrode into the vacinity of the sympathetic ganglion, for example the stellate ganglion, such that the... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6304782 | Method of reducing physiological stress Viral induced physiological stress is reduced by electronic diagnosis and treatment. A patient is slowly scanned with a sinusoidal signal over a frequency range within some 2,000 Hz to 6,000 Hz while stress level is monitored by fingertip thermal sensors.... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6285905 | Two-way medical treatment apparatus A two-way medical treatment apparatus includes a housing containing an electronic, oscillation generator capable of generating an oscillating current, and an electrode unit capable of being plugged into the housing to receive the oscillating current. The ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6212432 | Method, apparatus and system using a plurality of low-frequencies for therapy An oscillating unit (12) of a low-frequency therapeutic apparatus (10) is controlled by a frequency control device (18) to generate plural frequencies chosen from the frequencies determined in advance according to the disease of interest, and these freque... | 04/03/2001 |
