Patent ID: 7524276
Filing Date: 2009-04-28
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for therapeutic treatment of a patient using magnetic fields comprising: a first device for production of a first magnetic treatment field within a first treatment area; a second device for production of a second magnetic treatment field within a second treatment area; a rest for the patient to lie on, in such a manner that a body region of the patient to be treated is positioned in the first treatment area once the patient is in place on the apparatus and the apparatus is in an operating position; and a first cantilever arm and a second cantilever arm, the first cantilever arm and the second cantilever arm projecting out of the plane defined by the rest, with the first device being arranged on the first cantilever arm in order to produce the first magnetic treatment field and the second device being arranged on the second cantilever arm, with the apparatus having a movement device on which the first and second cantilever arms are suspended, in order to move the first and second devices essentially along the body axis of the patient, and with the movement device having at least one rail, which is attached to the rear face of the rest, and with the first and second cantilever arms being attached to a carriage which is arranged on the at least one rail such that it can move along the rest.