Abstract:
Therapy and treatment devices, systems and methods for providing tactile and electrical stimulation to augment mammary glands and for making the tissues healthy and anti-carcinogenous. The devices, systems and methods combine both massage (tactile) stimulation with electrical current stimulation by electrodes to both augment mammary glands and for making the tissues healthy and anti-carcinogenous.

Description:
This invention claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/903,372 filed. Feb. 23, 2007. 
    
    
     FIELD OF INVENTION 
     This invention relates to therapy, medical and healing treatments, in particular to devices, systems and methods for providing tactile and electrical stimulation to augment mammary glands making the tissues healthy and anti-carcinogenous. 
     BACKGROUND AND PRIOR ART 
     It has become increasingly popular over the years for woman to enlarge their breasts through surgical methods such as breast implantation surgeries. However, the cost of these medical treatments, the time it takes for recovery from the surgeries and the medical risks from damage caused by these surgeries makes these types of treatments undesirable to many women. Thus, there has been a growing need for non-surgical techniques to aid in breast augmentation. 
     In addition, women are often concerned with ailments such as breast cancer. Current medical procedures require the taking of a biopsy and often mastectomies as the recognized type of treatment. However, the cost of these medical treatments, the time it takes for recovery from the surgeries and the medical risks from damage caused by these surgeries makes these types of treatments undesirable to many women. Thus, there has been a growing need for non-surgical techniques to aid in cancer treatments and the need for preventative measures against breast cancer. 
     Various non-surgical stimulation techniques have been proposed over the years for that have included vibratory stimulation and direct electrical or thermal stimulation through electrodes. 
     In U.S. Publication 2007/0016277 to Karat; Carol et al., there is disclosed a lip augmentation device using an electric current and an iontophoretic delivery and composition. 
     In U.S. Publication 2007/0020326 to Walker; Jeffrey P. et al., there is disclosed a drug delivery system and method for the enhanced delivery of a therapeutic agent to which shows the placement of plurality of electrodes (desirable at least 7 and less than 15) within or surrounding predetermined three-dimensional region in body; region can be, tumor or other similarly diseased area; iontophoretic field. 
     In U.S. Publication 2006/0247559 to Fei; Daowei, there is disclosed a multifunctional mammary-gland-meridian frequency spectrometer which shows an electric device effective against mastitis, crater nipple and lobular hyperplasia. 
     In U.S. Publication 2006/0224192 to Dimmer; Steve et al., there is disclosed an electroporation device with two electrodes for delivery of an agent to a cell site. 
     In U.S. Publication 2004/0059387 to Vernon; Scott D. et al., there is disclosed an electro stimulation circuit for treating tissues. 
     U.S. Publication 2003/0177089 to Giakoumakis; Marianthi, shows breast augmentation with cocoa butter and Vitamin E. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 7,162,297 to Rossi describes an apparatus comprised of patches 4,4′ with electrodes connected to wires 7a-7e; at other end of wires is electrical supply. The patches are placed on the part of the body to be treated over which the gel containing the substances to be delivered has been spread beforehand. Subject can carry out treatment. The treatment provides for effective passage of ionic substances through the skin. 
     In U.S. Pat. No. 7,083,580 to Bernabei; Gian Franco describes the application of electrical pulses and mechanical vibrations to the skin. To increase the absorption of substance that is applied at the same time to skin; ascorbic acid, collagen, skin treatment substances; ray of electrodes on vibratory plate, cancer; electrodes are applied to the skin. Device has on/off electrical pulses that reduce cellulite; piston of syringe subjects skin; liquid cream or drug is provided to subject&#39;s skin in a slow/controlled manner; allow substance absorbed within skin. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 6,947,791 to Zhang; Lei et al. describes cosmetic delivery of L-ascorbic acid-containing compositions to the layer of the skin wherein collagen formation takes place to enhance production of collagen and thereby combat some of the effects of aging, handheld electrical pulsar device with on/off button. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 6,387,380 to Knowton describes an ionic substance applied to skin; contact with thermal electrodes applied to skin; electrolytic solution transfer by RF energy from RF electrodes to underlying collagen tissues, skin tightening, and uses pours membrane for delivery of ionic solution; power source and controller with CPU. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 5,484,387 to Pitzen; Sylvester A. describes an electrical massage therapy hair growth; contemplates other uses where tissue loosening and improved blood circulation may improve a condition. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 4,895,154 to Bartelt; James T. et al. describes an electronic stimulation device for healing tissues includes two pairs of active electrodes and two pairs of electrodes for the return path. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 4,846,181 to Miller; Katherine H. describes an electro-stimulating device with electrodes placement on neck region and ankle and ionic solution. 
     U.S. Pat. No. 3,500,832 to Nunnery; Carroll J. describes a breast development jacket; warm weather circulates between two plies and enlarges the arteries and veins. 
     However, none of the above-cited references individually or in combination describe, teach or suggest effective non-surgical, outpatient treatments having little to no recovery times, that provide both breast augmentation and make the mammary tissues healthy and anti-carcinogenous. 
     Thus, the need exists for solutions to the above problems with the prior art. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     A primary objective of the present invention is to provide non-surgical devices, systems and methods to augment mammary glands and make the tissues healthy and anti-carcinogenous. 
     A secondary objective of the present invention is to provide devices, systems and methods of tactile and electrical stimulation to augment mammary glands and make the tissues healthy and anti-carcinogenous. 
     A third objective of the present invention is to provide devices, systems and methods that combine massage techniques with electrical stimulation to both augment mammary glands and make the tissues healthy and anti-carcinogenous. 
     A fourth objective of the present invention is to provide inexpensive non-surgical devices, systems and methods to augment mammary glands and make the tissues healthy and anti-carcinogenous. 
     A fifth objective of the present invention is to provide outpatient treatments having almost no recovery time, non-surgical devices, systems and methods to augment mammary glands and make the tissues healthy and anti-carcinogenous. 
     A treatment system for breast tissue, can include a tactile stimulator for tactile stimulating the breast tissue of a subject, and an electrical generator for generating electrical current to the subject, wherein the tactile stimulator and the electrical generator provides breast augmentation to the breast tissue and to make the breast tissue anti-carcinogenous. 
     Tactile stimulation can occur by an herbal based solution and/or oil formulated for the breast tissue being rubbed into the breast tissue by the subject. 
     Electrodes can be attached to the subject to receive an electrical current from the electrical generator. Clips or clamps can be used for attaching the electrodes to ears and hands of the subject. The hands and ears are thought to facilitate breast augmentation and act as on and off switches and electrical conduits in the body. 
     A novel method of combining both tactile stimulation and electrical generation through the electrodes is also disclosed. 
     Further objects and advantages of this invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of the embodiments which are illustrated schematically in the accompanying drawings. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES 
         FIG. 1  shows a front outside view of the electrical generator. 
         FIG. 2  shows front view of the electrical generator. 
         FIG. 3  shows a side view of the electrical generator. 
         FIG. 4  shows a negative ring finger electrode, one electrode for each finger. 
         FIG. 5  shows the negative charged auricular electrode, one for each ear. 
         FIG. 6  shows the placement of an electrode on a subject&#39;s ear. 
         FIG. 7  shows placement of an electrode slipped over a fourth (ring) finger. 
         FIG. 8  shows the placement of an electrode on a subject&#39;s wrist. 
         FIG. 9  shows a forty-five day growth chart of a female subject Carmen. 
         FIG. 10  shows subject Carmen on “day one” before application of herboelectric stimulation. 
         FIG. 11  shows subject Carmen on “day forty-five” after application of herboelectric stimulation. 
         FIG. 12  shows a forty-five day growth chart of a female subject Daisy. 
         FIG. 13  shows subject Daisy on “day one” before application of herboelectric stimulation. 
         FIG. 14  shows subject Daisy on “day twenty” after application of herboelectric stimulation. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS 
     Before explaining the disclosed embodiments of the present invention in detail it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its applications to the details of the particular arrangements shown since the invention is capable of other embodiments. Also, the terminology used herein is for the purpose of description and not of limitation. 
       FIG. 1  shows a front outside view of the electrical generator device  50 . The electrical generator device  50  can, for example, be made of a rectangular plastic casing with dual isolated channels  60  for controlling the current of the positive and negative electrodes. For example, the generator may use a 9 volt alkaline battery with dual isolated channels  60 , and can generate, for example, from about 10 to about 1000 microamperes, that are continuously adjustable. One pair of negative electrodes  10  are placed on the right and left ear of the subject. One pair of negative electrodes  20  are placed on the backs of the left and right hands of the subject. Additionally, two positive electrodes  30  and  40  are placed on the subject&#39;s thoracic spine between the 4 th  and 7 th  vertebrate. 
       FIG. 2  shows a front view of the electrical generator device  50  with on pair of negatively charged electrodes  10  going to auricular electrode lead  70  and the other negatively charged pair of electrodes passing to the ring finger lead  80  on the dorsum of the left and right hands. As also illustrated in  FIG. 2 , the positively charged electrodes  30  and  40  pass to rectangularly shaped electrodes  90  attached to the thoracic spine between the 4th and 7 th  vertebrate and directly behind each of the subject&#39;s breasts. In embodiments, the electric generator  50  with dual isolated channels  60  controls the electricity that can be applied to the different pairs of electrodes. One dial can supply power to an electrode pair each attached to one ear and one hand of the subject, and the second dial can supply power to another electrode pair, where each is attached to another ear and to another hand of the subject. 
       FIG. 3  shows a side view of the electric generator device  50  with dials  60 , negative electrodes  10 , and positive electrodes  30 . 
       FIG. 4  illustrates the negatively charged ring finger electrode lead  80  placed on the dorsum of both of the subjects hands. 
       FIG. 5  shows a negatively charged auricular electrode leads  70  for attachment to both the left and right ears of the subject. The auricular electrode leads  70  comprise a concave surface that is placed on the anterior aspect of the auricular region. The convex surface is place on the posterior aspect of the auricular surface. The stem of the electrode lead  70   a  is insulated with a rubber sleeve up to the surface of the concave and convex contacts  70   b.    
       FIG. 6  shows the negatively charged auricular electrode lead  70  attached to a subjects auricular region. 
       FIG. 7  illustrates the negatively charged ring finger electrode  80  placed on the dorsum of a subjects hand. 
     In embodiments, a first pair of electrodes may be attached to one ear and one hand of the subject, and the second pair of electrodes can be attached to another ear and another hand. 
       FIG. 8  illustrates an alternative embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, a third party massages the soft tissue of the breasts of the subject. The third party is fitted with a negatively charged electrode  100  that is placed on the radial aspect of each wrist. Referring to  FIGS. 1-3  and  8 , the negatively charged electrode lead  100  connects to the electric generator  50  with dual isolated channels  60  at  20 . The negatively charged ring finger electrode  80  is also in use in this embodiment. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , there is illustrated a growth chart which indicates breast volume increase of the subject Carmen over a forty-live day span. 
       FIG. 10  shows black and white photographs of subject Carmen on “day one”. 
       FIG. 11  shows black and white photographs on “day forty-five” after application of the herboelectric stimulation. Photographs indicate an increase in breast volume as a result of the stimulation. 
       FIG. 12  shows a forty-five day growth chart of a female subject Daisy. The graph indicates the progressive breast volume increase over time. 
       FIG. 13  shows black and white photographs of subject. Daisy on “day one”. 
       FIG. 14  shows subject Daisy after twenty days of herboelectric stimulation. Photographs show the increase in breast volume over the course of treatment. 
     Mammary glands augmentation occurs through tactile stimulation, together with herbo-electrical stimulation, which develops anticarcinogenous tissue. 
     In embodiments, the breast is defined as the organ which covers the entire chest wall or an upper rib cage and spherical in shape. 
     The breasts may be augmented non-surgically using three stimulants, for example, chemical electrical and mechanical by using these stimulants on the surface of the mammary glands facilitating the growth of the glands from about 0.5 milliliters to about 3 milliliters per day. 
     In embodiments, one pair of electrodes may be attached, for example, to one hand left and one hand right, and a second electrode pair may be attached, for example, to the other left and right ear. The ear electrode may be placed, for example, from about 2 to about 5 millimeters above the helix notch on the auricular region of the ear. The system, device and method, in embodiments allows for placing another electrode at the dorsum of the subject&#39;s spine between the 4 th  through the 7 th  thoracic vertebrate. In other embodiments, when a third party provides the soft tissue manipulation and massage, a pair of electrodes may, for example, be placed on the dorsum of hand at the base of lateral border of the 4th metacarpophalangeal joint and the distal aspect of the 4 th  metacarpal joint or region. The electric current is applied according to the parameters set forth in TABLE II. 
     Micro current is supplied by the electric generator  50  with dual isolated channels  60 . The micro current is turned on by rotating the dual isolated channels  60  in a counter-clockwise direction. The current is increased to point that the subject can tolerate comfortably. Comfort levels will vary with subjects. Some subjects will find the current well-tolerated while other will go through an adjustment period, for example, of from about a few minutes to a few days. Micro current from the electrical generator can range, for example, from about 0.8 to about 300 microamps, at a frequency of from about 0.5 to about 550 hertz. This current was applied to the subject via the dorsum of the hand and ear. Application of the current was applied from the superior (closest to the head) to inferior (closest to the feet) direction. 
     Embodiments of the present invention use a natural coupling mixture that is specially formulated for breast tissue. The mixture may include for example, a mixture comprised of the exocarp or pericarp of punica granatum (pomegranate). The mixture further comprises one part pulp of punica granatum and one part brassica juncee (mustard plant) extract and four part water, which aids in the mixing process. In embodiments, the external rind of the pomegranate is mixed with the oil of the mustard plant and water until well mixed. The mixture is then heated to boiling until it is dark brown or black in color. The mixture is then cooled to room temperature and liberally applied to the breast surface, 
     After the coupling mixture is liberally applied to the breast tissue, the massage technique can include the subject moving their hands in a massage of the breast. The subject may, for example, massage the breast in opposite direction from the base of the breast approximately 1080 times. The direction is then reversed and massaged again from inferior to superior direction of the breast 720 times in a circular motion. 
     The following EXAMPLES are provided. 
     Example I 
     An application can include the following three different applications: 
     Current is applied to mammary glands from 0.8 to 1.8 microseconds. Pulse may be trapezoidal or rectangular in nature with a frequency of about 300 hertz initially. The breast is massaged with 1080 repetitions or from about 15 to about 20 minutes in circular motion both ways for from about 30 to about 90 days or until the desired augmentation is achieved. 
     Example II 
     Breast augmentation of the mammary glands is achieved by attaching the cathode to the dorsum and auricular surface of the ear. The anode is attached to the back in the area of the thoracic spine. The frequency is set for 100 to 550 microseconds. Pulse may be rectangular or trapezoidal. The breast is massaged with 1080 repetitions in an upward, circular motion and 720 repetitions or from about 20 to 30 minutes in a downwards, circular motion. The massage motion is reversed each day. The procedure is performed for from about 30 to about 90 days or continued until the desired size and shape is achieved. 
     Example III 
     Female subject Carmen, age forty-five (45), height five foot one (5′1″), one hundred seventy pounds (170 lbs.). Subject began with an initial breast volume of two hundred twenty milliliters (220). Breast volume measurements were taken using the water displacement method. Subject began with fifteen (15) minute applications. After one week of herboelectric applications, breast volume was measured at two hundred fifty milliliters (250 ml). After five (5) applications, the subject indicated that both breast were “lifted” and “firm”. Subject also indicated that “her bra seemed fuller” but with no discernable change in the color of the breast tissue and not swelling. Subject indicated some soreness of the mammary gland during the first 5 minutes of each application which disappeared. 
     On the eleventh application of herboelectric stimulation, breast volume was measured at two hundred ninety milliliters (290 ml). 
     Measurements were again taken about the thirtieth day with a breast volume of three hundred thirty milliliters (330 ml). Subject indicated after 43 applications that her breasts were increasing in size in a manner she experienced during pregnancy. 
     
       
         
               
             
               
               
               
             
               
               
               
             
           
               
                 TABLE I 
               
             
             
               
                   
               
               
                 (Subject Carmen) 
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 Application # 
                 Volume (milliliters) 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 1 
                 220 
               
               
                   
                 5 
                 250 
               
               
                   
                 11 
                 290 
               
               
                   
                 16 
                 310 
               
               
                   
                 21 
                 330 
               
               
                   
                 26 
                 350 
               
               
                   
                 32 
                 375 
               
               
                   
                 37 
                 445 
               
               
                   
                 43 
                 500 
               
               
                   
                 44 
                 575 
               
               
                   
                 45 
                 670 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
     
       
         
               
             
               
               
             
           
               
                 TABLE II 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 System Parameters 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                 Intensity: 
                 From about 10 microamperes to about 600 microamperes 
               
               
                 Frequency: 
                 300-550 hertz 
               
               
                 Pulse Rate: 
                 5-1220 hertz 
               
               
                 Polarity: 
                 Bi-polar 3 seconds 
               
               
                 Current Output: 
                 0-1000 microamperes 
               
               
                 Output Voltage: 
                 0-2.5 Volts Peak to Peak 15,000 ohm resistance 
               
               
                 Voltage: 
                 8 to 10 Volts 
               
               
                 Pulse Length: 
                 0.3-3.6 ms 
               
               
                 Waveform: 
                 Square or Trapezoidal 
               
               
                 Current: 
                 500-800 microamperes 
               
               
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
     Other modifications of the present invention may occur to those skilled in the art based upon a review of the present application and these modifications, including equivalents thereof, are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention. 
     While the invention has been described, disclosed, illustrated and shown in various terms of certain embodiments or modifications which it has presumed in practice, the scope of the invention is not intended to be, nor should it be deemed to be, limited thereby and such other modifications or embodiments as may be suggested by the teachings herein are particularly reserved especially as they fall within the breadth and scope of the claims here appended.