WO2005084753A1 - Appareil therapeutique - Google Patents

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WO2005084753A1
WO2005084753A1 PCT/GB2005/000849 GB2005000849W WO2005084753A1 WO 2005084753 A1 WO2005084753 A1 WO 2005084753A1 GB 2005000849 W GB2005000849 W GB 2005000849W WO 2005084753 A1 WO2005084753 A1 WO 2005084753A1
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Charles Rory Orr
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Lewis, Robert, Anthony, Wilbert
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N2/00—Magnetotherapy
    • A61N2/02—Magnetotherapy using magnetic fields produced by coils, including single turn loops or electromagnets
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/01—Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/40—Applying electric fields by inductive or capacitive coupling ; Applying radio-frequency signals

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  • This invention relates to therapeutic apparatus, and more particularly to apparatus for the treatment of human or animal bodies using pulsed electromagnetic fields. It has been known for many years that the application of an electromagnetic field to an affected body part can have a healing effect or may relieve pain and this form of treatment is obviously preferable to invasive surgery or the use of drugs. Indeed there is no need for the equipment even to touch the body, so that for example there is no necessity for a patient to disrobe.
  • the International Patent Application No. PCT/GB2003/002616 published as WO/2004/00418 discloses a hand-held device for applying pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMFT).
  • PEMFT pulsed electromagnetic field therapy
  • the device is pointed at an area of the body to be treated and pulsed electromagnetic wave forms that include decaying pulses are generated. No provision is, however, made for modifying the wave forms generated.
  • the principal object of the present invention is to provide apparatus which will detect areas of the body requiring treatment and vary the treatment in accordance with the thermal and/or electromagnetic characteristics exhibited by such areas.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a PEMFT device which will emit pulsed electromagnetic fields along angularly related axes. Existing such devices emit along a single axis.
  • the weak DC magnetic fields emitted by the body are three dimensional and to provide pulses along more than one axis will provide improved treatment.
  • apparatus for the therapeutic treatment of a human or animal body comprising means for detecting variations in radiation from the body to identify an area to be treated and means for applying pulsed electromagnetic wave forms to said area.
  • the wave forms are preferably modified in accordance with data obtained by the detecting means.
  • the detecting means may be adapted to detect variations in thermal radiation from the body, preferably infra red radiation.
  • the detecting means may be a non-contact thermopile able to detect infra red radiation around 10 microns in wavelength.
  • the output signal from the thermopile is preferably an analogue voltage which varies in proportion to the infra red radiation absorbed from within the field of view of the thermopile, and means is preferably provided to convert said voltage into an audible or visual signal.
  • the detecting means may be adapted to detect variations in electromagnetic radiation from the body.
  • the means for detecting electromagnetic radiation preferably comprises a probe element adapted to detect electromagnetic characteristics when positioned near to the body, the probe communicating with a computer via a 3 axis electromagnetic field transducer and the computer having software which will convert signals received from the transducer into visible wave forms.
  • the said means for applying pulsed electromagnetic wave forms may comprise means for producing electrical signals and angularly related coils which will generate electromagnetic fields when energised by said signals.
  • the computer software is preferably adapted to modify the said electrical signals in accordance with signals received from the said transducer, thereby modifying the treatment applied to said body area in accordance with the electromagnetic characteristics thereof.
  • Said detecting and applying means are preferably mounted within a common housing of a unitary, hand-held device, which is preferably battery operated.
  • ⁇ Communication between any of the probe and the transducer, the transducer and the computer and the computer and the means for producing electrical signals may be by wireless transmission, which may be Bluetooth enabled.
  • Figure 1 illustrates a combined detecting and PEMFT equipment mounted within a common housing to provide a unitary, hand-held device
  • Figures 2 and 3 illustrate optional variations of the coil configuration of the PEMFT equipment of Figure 1
  • Figure 4 is a block diagram illustrating the components of the device of Figure 1
  • Figure 5 is a block diagram illustrating cooperation between the device of Figure 1 with an external computer and VDU.
  • the device 10 of Figure 1 combines within one hand-held housing 11 PEMFT equipment 12 such as disclosed in the aforementioned International Patent Application published under the number WO 2004/00418, a non-contact theremopile 30 able to detect infra red radiation around 10 microns in wavelength and a probe 13 for detecting electromagnetic characteristics at the surface of a human or animal body.
  • PEMFT equipment 12 such as disclosed in the aforementioned International Patent Application published under the number WO 2004/00418, a non-contact theremopile 30 able to detect infra red radiation around 10 microns in wavelength and a probe 13 for detecting electromagnetic characteristics at the surface of a human or animal body.
  • a source of electricity such as one or more batteries
  • a direct to alternating current converter Alternating current is thus applied by wires 15 to coils 16 at the other end of the housing 11.
  • the housing 11 is preferably of a biocompatible material so that it will not react with a user's skin if brought into contact with the user's body.
  • the wave form of the electrical signals that energise the coils 16 includes exponentially decaying pulses.
  • the wave form has a pulse frequency in the range 0.5 to 10Hz, a peak voltage around +36V, a pulse length in the range 1 to 5 milliseconds and an oscillation frequency in the range 3 KHz to 3 OKHz. Characteristics of a single pulse of a preferred wave form are illustrated in Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings of International Patent Application published as WO/2004/00418.
  • the wave form has an oscillation frequency of 23KHZ, a + or - 12V peak voltage, a pulse length of 3 milliseconds and a pulse frequency of 1.25 Hz.
  • the probe 13 comprises a ceramic plate 36 having a field sensitive area 37 near its tip.
  • the plate 36 is connected by wires 18 to a 3 axis magnetic field transducer (not shown) located within the compartment 14.
  • the power supply to the probe 13 may be the same batteries which power the PMFT equipment 12, or either or both may be connected by suitable leads (not shown) to a mains supply via a transformer.
  • electromagnetic characteristics detected by the probe 13 are converted by the electromagnetic field transducer into digital information which is passed to a computer 19 ( Figure 5).
  • the computer is capable of converting this information into visible wave forms which can be seen on its VDU screen 20.
  • the computer also has software whereby it can modify the signals sent to the coils 16 in accordance with information received from the probe 13 so as to provide optimum electromagnetic fields for treatment according to information detected by the probe about the body area to be treated.
  • the PEMFT equipment may be manually adjustable.
  • communication between the hand-held device 11 and the computer 19 is by wireless transmission.
  • the housing 11 may be connected to the computer 19 by suitable leads.
  • Figures 2 and 3 illustrate variant coil configurations for the PEMFT equipment. Instead of parallel coils 16 as in Figure 2 coils 16A and 16B having axes at right angles to one another may be provided ( Figure 3). Angularly related coils or coils grouped as in Figure 2 will "cut" lines of magnetic flux emitted by a human or animal body more effectively than a single coil.
  • the housing 11 In use of the apparatus illustrated the housing 11 is held so that it's applied part is near to but not touching the body of a patient and is swept to and fro over a region thought to require treatment.
  • the computer screen 20 can be watched to detect anomalous wave patterns which may indicate a precise point, analogous to an acupuncture point, where treatment will be beneficial. Unless the computer 19 has already done so the PEMFT equipment can be adjusted to produce pulsed electromagnetic waves with a characteristic appropriate to the identified area.
  • thermopile 30 may be provided instead of or in addition to the coils 16, or it may be omitted.
  • the compartment 14 contains a microprocessor 40 ( Figure 4) which will convert output signals from the thermopile 30 along wires 31 into a visual and/or audible signal which will vary with the infra red radiation absorbed by the thermopile 30 from the area of a body within the field of view of the device 10.
  • the operation of the device 10 is controlled by control buttons on the exterior of the housing 11.
  • thermopile scan button which will cause the thermopile 30 to scan
  • magnetic probe button which will cause the sensor 13 to scan
  • treat button which will energise the coils 16
  • analyse button which will send signals from either of the sensor 13 or thermopile 30 to the computer 19, which in turn will adjust the output of the coils 16 in accordance with a detected radiation variation from the body.
  • the output from the coils 16 is varied by the computer 19 only so long as an anomaly is detected in the radiation from the body.
  • Such variation may take the form of varying any one or more of the intensity, frequency or duration of electromagnetic pulses.
  • Detected radiation may be compared in the computer 19 with a "norm" and the electromagnetic pulses varied proportionally to divergence from the norm.
  • the treatment may be varied as the area being treated cools or warms as a result of the treatment.
  • either of the detecting means 13 and 30 and the apparatus associated therewith may be omitted.
  • the computer 19 which may be programmed to vary the output of the coils 16 and thermopile 30 in accordance with an integration of the detection signals.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un dispositif tenant dans la main (11) contenant une thermopile de non contact pour détecter un rayonnement infrarouge provenant d'un corps humain ou d'un corps d'animal, un moyen (13) pour détecter des caractéristiques électromagnétiques du corps, et un moyen PMFT (12) pour générer des formes d'onde magnétique pulsées. Le moyen de détection (13) permet de localiser une zone corporelle appropriée au traitement, et les formes d'onde générées pour fournir le traitement peuvent être réglées selon les lectures du moyen de détection. Ces lectures sont de préférence envoyées à un ordinateur qui contrôlent l'équipement PMFT.
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GB0404992A GB0404992D0 (en) 2004-03-05 2004-03-05 Therapeutic apparatus
GB0416855A GB0416855D0 (en) 2004-03-05 2004-07-29 Therapeutic apparatus
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WO2012048302A2 (fr) 2010-10-07 2012-04-12 Biomobie Corp. Terminal d'excitation portatif et émetteur emf permettant l'optimisation dynamique de l'émission et de l'effet thérapeutique et système thérapeutique à distance
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WO2007147332A1 (fr) * 2006-06-13 2007-12-27 Qingxing Wang Instrument thérapeutique de guidage multipolaire
WO2012048302A2 (fr) 2010-10-07 2012-04-12 Biomobie Corp. Terminal d'excitation portatif et émetteur emf permettant l'optimisation dynamique de l'émission et de l'effet thérapeutique et système thérapeutique à distance
EP2624910A2 (fr) * 2010-10-07 2013-08-14 Biomobie Corp. Terminal d'excitation portatif et émetteur emf permettant l'optimisation dynamique de l'émission et de l'effet thérapeutique et système thérapeutique à distance
EP2624910A4 (fr) * 2010-10-07 2014-07-16 Biomobie Corp Terminal d'excitation portatif et émetteur emf permettant l'optimisation dynamique de l'émission et de l'effet thérapeutique et système thérapeutique à distance
GB2486400A (en) * 2010-11-20 2012-06-20 Pulse Medical Technologies Ltd Portable therapeutic device
GB2486400B (en) * 2010-11-20 2016-02-10 Pulse Medical Technologies Ltd Device for generating magnetic fields
US9870690B2 (en) 2013-10-08 2018-01-16 General Electric Company Methods and systems for a universal wireless platform for asset monitoring
US10437203B2 (en) 2013-10-08 2019-10-08 General Electric Company Methods and systems for dynamic workflow prioritization and tasking
US11517759B2 (en) 2017-06-16 2022-12-06 Healy International Ag Device for generating electrical, magnetic and/or electromagnetic signals for treating the human body, and method for operating such a device

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