Patent ID: 6592509
Filing Date: 2003-07-15
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An electromagnetic stimulator system for treating body tissue, the system comprising:an electrically-conductive band having an interior opening sized to accept body tissue desired to be treated with the stimulator system; a body of electrically-conductive material secured to the band in electrically-conducting relationship therewith; an insulated coil encircling the body of the electrically-conductive material so that when a DC current is conducted through the coil, an electromagnetic field is induced through the body of electrically-conductive material which, in turn, induces an electromagnetic field within the interior opening of the band; and means for delivering DC current through the coil so that by positioning the body tissue to be treated within the electrically-conductive band and delivering DC current through the coil, the body tissue positioned within the band is exposed to the electromagnetic field induced within the interior opening of the band.