Patent ID: 11911329
Assignee: ACTIVATOR METHODS INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A portable chiropractic adjusting instrument for applying an adjustment energy impulse to a patient, the portable chiropractic adjusting instrument comprising:
a power source;
a thrust tip plunger configured to be axially movable about and between an extended position and a preload compressed position;
a solenoid subassembly selectively coupled to the power source comprising:
a solenoid;
a hammer element coupled to the solenoid and spaced from the thrust tip plunger at or between a maximal distance when the thrust tip plunger is in the extended position and the solenoid is not activated and a minimal distance when the thrust tip plunger is in the extended position and the solenoid is not activated; and wherein the hammer element selectively forcefully contacts the thrust tip plunger in response to selective energization of the solenoid by a current supplied by the power source upon actuation;

means for measuring the output of the device for a predetermined period of time, and wherein the means for measuring the output comprises at least one transducer coupled to a distal end of the thrust tip plunger that is configured to measure force and acceleration of the thrust tip plunger;
a processor for determining at least one treatment protocol from a measured adjustment energy impulse applied to the patient by the distal end of the thrust tip plunger; a measured magnitude of the adjustment energy impulse applied to the patient by the distal end of the thrust tip plunger; and a measured magnitude of the adjustment energy impulse applied to the patient by the distal end of the thrust tip plunger over time; and
means for changing the frequency or amplitude of the energy impulse applied to the patient by the distal end of the thrust tip plunger in response to a selected treatment protocol.