Patent ID: 6488032
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: A61N,A61P

Abstract:
A method for providing medical treatment of the body of a recipient, said method including the steps of:placing an electrically conductive substance in a container such that said electrically conductive substance is separated from the body area of the recipient in need of treatment; locating at least one pair of electrodes within the electrically conductive substance of said container and spacing said pair of electrodes from one another; connecting an alternating current source to said at least one pair of electrodes and operating said current source to generate alternating current having a frequency lying in a range of frequencies between 10 KHz and 1 MHz so that current flows through said electrically conductive substance and between said electrodes for at least 10 minutes; removing said alternating current flow through said electrically conductive substance; and applying said electrically conductive substance penetrating internally passing through and beyond the epidermal layers of the skin and into the blood containing portion of the body area of the recipient after removing the alternating current flow through said substance, within 7 days of removing said alternating current flow through said substance.