Patent ID: 8758216

Claim:
A method of applying external electromagnetic fields to body tissues, the method comprising: providing a distributor comprising a plurality of coils, each coil configured to conduct electrical current and generate an electromagnetic field in response thereto; wherein the distributor is sized, shaped, and formed to be a cover coincident with an occupied region of a sleeping surface corresponding to a user; wherein the distributor is formed of a material selected to be conformal to at least one of the user and the sleeping surface; wherein the distributor encompasses the plurality of coils; wherein the distributor comprises a matrix, wherein each coils of the plurality of conductive coils are positioned to be substantially coplanar; wherein the distributor is coextensive with the user's body; providing a controller comprising a processor and a memory device, operably connected to one another, the memory device storing code configured to be executed executable by the processor; providing a source of electrical current; connecting the source to the controller; positioning the user on the sleeping surface; positioning the distributor proximate the user on the sleeping surface; controlling, by the controller in accordance with the code, delivery of said electrical current sequentially and exclusively to each coil of the plurality of electromagnetic coils; and generating a magnetic field extending therethrough and into the user.