DETAILED DESCRIPTION In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided an apparatus and/or system for generating an electromagnetic field to be applied to a patient or portion of a patient such as a joint or organ, which also includes a target.
The target, for purposes of this disclosure can be specific structures within the patient's body such as a virus, hormone, or can be other targets such as a portion of a patient, like an atom, electron, cytokines, neurotransmitters, genes, proteins, enzymes, protons, electrons, subatomic particles, ions such as calcium, sodium, potassium, magnesium, a cell or subcomponent thereof such as an organelle, and other like structures like histamines, leukotrines, dopamine, as will readily be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art, as will become more readily apparent from the following detailed discussion in which numerous types of targets are described.
The device includes a signal generator for producing a signal of predetermined amplitude and of predetermined frequency to generate a desired magnetic field.
The field is produced by helmholtz coils which are operatively connected to the signal generator.
The signal generator is set to operate such that the field generated matches the formula mc.
sup.
2 =Bvlq, wherein m equals the mass of one of a plurality of targets to which the field is to be applied, c equals the speed of light, v is the inertial velocity of the mass, l is the length of the biosystem component thereof of the patient, i.
e.
, a portion of the patient, such as a cell, or a joint, and q equals unity of charge.
Thus, this equation is used to derive a magnetic flux density B which is generated through the helmholtz coils.
An attenuator is connected for receiving the signal from the signal generator, and to drive the helmholtz coils, through connection of the helmholtz coils to the attenuator.
Preferably, the generator is capable of one millivolt to ten volt amplitude at a 50 ohm load termination, and the generator is terminated into 50 ohms to maintain correct signal relationship
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