Patent ID: 6447440
Filing Date: 2002-09-10
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A method of treating the head area of a patient comprising:a. providing a horizontally disposed hollow U-shaped plastic housing defined by a pair of arms pivotally secured together in the bight of the U-shaped housing, a plurality of electromagnets mounted inside the housing, each comprising a ferrite core having windings directed inward of the U-shaped housing, b. providing a power supply connected to the windings and structured to generate a pulsed D.C. current for producing in selected coils a field of less than 20 Gauss pulsing at a rate of 1 to 30 pulses per second, c. placing a patient adjacent the housing with the arms in open position and pivoting the arms of the U-shaped housing closed to positions closely adjacent opposite sides of the head of the patient.