Patent ID: 6238899
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: A61N,C12N

Abstract:
A method for acting on a system in a process selected from the group consisting of examining, altering, and controlling said system and combinations thereof, said method comprising acting on a biological or chemical system containing at least one entity with a charge to mass ratio of an unhydrated ion which responds to imposition of a magnetic field when said system contains at least one entity with a charge to mass ratio of an unhydrated ion is exposed to AC and DC magnetic fields, comprising:selecting at lest one entity with a charge to mass ratio of an unhydrated ion to be stimulated within said system;exposing said system to a combination of one AC magnetic field and one perpendicular DC magnetic field to create a response for said at least one entity, wherein the AC frequency, f.sub.ac, and the DC magnitude, B.sub.dc, are set so that the value of n is an integer to create a resonance for said at least one entity;wherein n=(q/m)B.sub.dc /2.pi.f.sub.ac ; andvarying the magnitude of the AC field, B.sub.ac, beginning at a ratio of 2B.sub.ac /B.sub.dc equal to 1.6 and increasing and decreasing said magnitude so as to obtain the optimum effect,where q is the charge of the entity, m is the mass of the entity, B.sub.dc is the magnitude of the DC magnetic field, f.sub.ac is the frequency of the AC magnetic field, and B.sub.ac is the peak AC flux density.