Patent ID: 7648471

Claim:
An apparatus for treating a patient having affected tissue the apparatus comprising: an armature having planar opposite sides and provided with a plurality of electrical current paths, the armature being reactive to a force created by a flow of electric current in the current paths and lines of magnetic flux passing through the current paths, the force acting in a single plane of the armature to effect at least two dimensional translational motion of the armature along a motion path in the plane, the armature provided with a central opening extending between the planar opposite sides and completely through the armature; and a cuff structure supported by the armature about, and extending into, the opening, wherein the cuff structure is adapted to surround and closely conform to a portion of the patient having the affected tissue that is inserted through the opening of the armature; the cuff structure comprising a plurality of individual compartments connected together by a porting system to a reservoir of a pressurized working fluid, wherein the motion of the armature is transferred to the cuff structure and subsequently transferred to the affected tissue.