Patent ID: 6648812
Filing Date: 2003-11-18
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A therapeutic magnetic device, comprising:a motor enclosed within a cover; a connection to said motor; a free moving member connected to said connection, said free moving member having an inner surface substantially defining a chamber and said free moving member having at least two openings; a magnetic unit rotatably housed in said chamber and having two protruding arms extending from said magnetic unit in diametrically opposite directions and through said at least two openings in said free moving member a rolling member mounted on an end of one of said two protruding arms; an annular rolling surface mounted in said cover for imparting an angular force on said rolling member as said rolling member moves along said annular rolling surface; a retainer member which exerts an axial force on said free moving member to insure that said rolling member engages with said annular rolling surface; wherein said magnet unit is held so as to rotate about two axes at the same time.