Patent ID: 6301506
Filing Date: 2001-10-09
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An apparatus for applying electromagnetic energy to a body part comprising:a generator means for generating said electromagnetic energy at a plurality of different frequencies;a coil means connected to said generator means for transmitting said electromagnetic energy to said body part;a control connected to said generator means;a sensor means connected to said control for sensing a local skin temperature or a local skin resistance of said body part; andan algorithm resident in said control, said algorithm comprising an adjustment module means for:causing said coil means to transmit electromagnetic energy at different test frequencies,recording with respect to each of said different test frequencies corresponding variations in said local skin temperature and/or said local skin resistance sensed by said sensor means, andestablishing a treatment frequency for said body part as a function of said different test frequencies and a corresponding significant variation of said local skin temperature and/or said local skin resistance.