Patent ID: 7933648

Claim:
A system for treating a medical disorder in a patient in need thereof, the system comprising a source of variable AC voltage having a voltage in a range of about 500-2000 volts, and at least one sealed glass electrode filled with inert gas and connected to the source, the source adapted to energize the electrode at a constant frequency, the glass electrode containing therein a metallic electrode plate connected to a metallic wire for conducting the variable AC voltage to the plate from the source, the glass electrode having an application region configured for placement in contact with an area of skin or mucosa of the patient, the glass electrode configured such that when the application region of the glass electrode is placed in contact with an area of skin or mucosa of the patient and the metallic electrode plate is sufficiently energized by the source, the inert gas inside the glass electrode becomes ionized sufficiently to allow the glass electrode to conduct high frequency current to the area of skin or mucosa, the high frequency current having a frequency in a range of about 10-100 kHz.