Patent ID: 6453204
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A method of treating a human comprising establishing a circuit in the human body comprising a first nerve having a first terminus adjacent an extremity of the human, a second nerve having a second terminus adjacent a different extremity of the human and a pathway between the first and second termini, the establishing step including attaching a first electrode to the extremity adjacent the first terminus of the first nerve and attaching a second electrode to the different extremity adjacent the first terminus of the second nerve; the first and second electrodes comprising an electrically conductive patch, a mechanism for applying the patch to the body and a connector for attachment to a source of electrical energy for delivering electrical energy to the patch and thereby through the circuit; and a planar magnet having a first side which is all of a north pole polarity and a second side which is all of a south pole polarity, one of the sides being juxtaposed to the patch and one of the sides facing away from the patch so a magnetic field between the poles is generally perpendicular to the patch; and delivering electrical energy substantially through the electrodes on the extremities and thereby through the circuit and applying a magnetic field perpendicular to the patch.