Classifications

• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
  • A61N2/00—Magnetotherapy
  • A61N2/06—Magnetotherapy using magnetic fields produced by permanent magnets
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
  • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
  • A61N2/00—Magnetotherapy
  • A61N2/02—Magnetotherapy using magnetic fields produced by coils, including single turn loops or electromagnets

Definitions

• This invention concerns a device for generating a magnetic field in an interior space of a housing.
• the earth on which we live represents a huge magnet.
• the magnetic field produced by the earth is relatively weak - in our latitudes it shows a magnetic flow density of about 0.5 gauss - nevertheless, it influences a large number of biological processes.
• Man does not, however, subjectively feel the earth's magnetism, is, nevertheless influenced imperceptibly and unconsciously by the magnetic field of the earth.
• magnetic fields raise temperature (thermomagnetic effect), in the cells the polarisation is changed by which the ions are arranged in a certain way and are newly aligned and through which the cell membrane potential is positively influenced and improved.
• the photonemission of the DNA can be influenced and with this the intracellular communication as well as the cell metabolism.
• Such devices are, for example, magnetic field blankets, cushions, hand apparatus, sticks, rings as well as magnetic field bandages and much more. All these known devices and pieces of equipment are, however, impaired by problems regarding their handling. Frequently this equipment is either unwieldy and poor to handle or they force the user to be treated on a hospital ward or at the very least as an out-patient in order to devote himself exclusively to the magnetic field treatment and release himself for the duration of the application of all remaining jobs and activities. The patient to be treated has to, therefore, on application of most of the devices associated with the current level of technology, frequently take extra time in order to enj oy the curative effect of the magnetic fields .
• this invention was the problem to make available an application device for veterinary and human medical usage with which the problems known from the current level of technology could be overcome, i.e. to make available an application device which facilitates more easily the enjoyment of the curative effect of the magnetic fields.
• This technical problem is solved in accordance with a first aspect of this invention with an application device for the treatment of diseases in humans or animals with an inner cavity surrounded by a casing.
• the casing shows at least a side, wall, roof or surface which is equipped with settings to produce a magnetic field in the inner cavity of the casing. With the magnetic field produced in this way in the inner cavity of the casing of the application device humans or animals located in it can easily be treated.
• An application device such as this proves to be particularly advantageous in as much as, with this, those problems associated with the current level of technology can be overcome.
• this device according to the invention proves to be particularly advantageous as these can be more easily treated with this device according to the invention.
• those application devices associated with the current level of technology like, for example, hand apparatus, rings, bandages, cushions or pools the problem was frequently that those animals to be treated could not easily be tranquillised in order to be subject to the magnetic field treatment.
• This invention proves, however, to be particularly favourable as well in the human medical area of application as, on the one hand, through this device in-patient or at least out-patient treatments in an appropriate therapeutic practice become, to the greatest extent possible, superfluous in as much as the casing for the application device can be designed as, for example, a home sauna or another type of cubicle such as, for example, a sort of solarium or a magnetic field cubicle. In the side or top and/or underneath the inner wall surfaces of this the necessary equipment is provided for the production of a magnetic field.
• One particular advantage is the fact that sometimes the really large amount of time which is normally necessary for an in- patient or at least an out-patient curative treatment is minimised or at least reduced as the person to be treated does not now have to just go specially to the appropriate therapeutic practice but can carry out the treatment completely as a sideline, for example, during a solarium or sauna at home. This shows the additional positive effect that the person to be treated accordingly undergoes a treatment session more often as this is now no longer associated with very tiresome extra time but can happen at the same time as something else.
• This time optimisation effect can of course be drastically intensified by furnishing the application device according to the invention in addition with equipment in order to carry out other types of treatment at the same time as the magnetic field treatment like, for example, phototherapy (in particular infrared therapy) a sound therapy or aromatherapy to name but a few.
• a multifunctional application device has, for example, in the side inner wall surfaces treatment heads, loud speakers or scent nozzles.
• equipment for the production of a magnetic field can be provided for in or on the floor and/or the ceiling of an office which a person stays in for a long time.
• the seat or the back-rest of an office chair can be fitted with permanent magnets and coils which electric current runs through so that a person sitting on it can at the same time be subject to the curative effect of the magnetic fields.
• the inner wall surfaces of the casing of the application device are equipped with pairs of coils with electric current running through them.
• a very homogenous magnetic field is produced in the inner cavity of the application device which brings a particularly curative effect with it.
• the floor surface of the cage or, for example, of a dog's kennel with the necessary equipment for the production of a magnetic field.
• This can in particular be especially convenient in veterinary medical usage cases as most of the animals lie flat on the floor in order to have a rest or go to sleep.
• This device according to the invention therefore, is quite literally appropriate for "healthy sleeping”.
• such a homogenous magnetic field can be produced with a coil with electric current running through it whose windings stretch directly around the inner wall surface of the casing of the application device whilst the individual windings on the coil are basically parallel to one another.
• at least one inner wall surface of the casing of the application device is fitted with one or more separate coils locally in order to produce a particularly pronounced magnetic field in this area.
• these coils are in addition, furthermore, installed movably on to the inner wall surfaces this brings the -further advantage that, for example, independent of the size or the condition of the animal or person to be treated the coils can be individually arranged in order to locally run through the area to be treated with a local magnetic field.
• a fundamental improvement can be seen here as those devices known like, for example, magnetic field blankets or bandages can merely provide a maximum flow density of approx. 0.5 - 0.8 mT (or 6-8 Gauss).
• the flow density produced with the aid of the known devices therefore, only exceeds the natural magnetic field of the earth slightly so the effect of these devices can, at least, be seriously questioned.
• the flow density in the whole area is smoothly adjustable up to 1000 mT in order to individually fit the needs of each patient.
• the piezo effect of the bones can be utilised for therapeutic purposes by artificially producing the normal mechanical load change in the bones as for example, in sport and motion gymnastics without, however, putting damaging weight on the joints.
• This effect is further strengthened on reversing the field direction of the respective magnetic fields by reversing the polarity.
• a further user friendly option of this device according to the invention is that the magnetic field supplied by the application device can be selected in terms of it's intensity, frequency as well as further characterising features of the magnetic field from appropriate indication specific programmes.
• the user does not have to, therefore, individually manually and with a large amount of effort set the characterising features for the respective case of application but instead it is sufficient to select a certain programme which is suited to the respective indication.
• the application device can prove to be particularly advantageous especially in veterinary medical cases of application to design the application device as a mobile unit.
• a conventional horse box according to the invention with coils with current nmning through them or permanent magnets.
• the application device is fitted with a rechargeable battery which provides the necessary energy.
• the casing itself can be manufactured from any non magnetic material. It has proven to be particularly appropriate, however, to make the casing out of wood where the individual wooden components are glued together at the connections. Due to the wooden construction the inner cavity of the casing becomes particularly snug both for the animal as well as for humans - here regarding a sauna - which has an effect on the well-being and because of that on the time which the person concerned likes to spend in the device and with that it has a direct effect on the treatment success.
• the application device according to the invention is, in particular, very suitable for exposing animals or humans to the magnetic field produced by the application device which are in the inner cavity of the casing or at least parts of them in order to contribute to the relief of pain or cure of the respective disease.
• An appropriate procedure for the treatment, alleviation, cure or therapy in man or animal can be covered, for example, by the following steps :
• step (e) (adjusting the flow density of the magnetic field) can occur before step (b), namely opening the inner cavity of the application device.
• Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an application device according to the invention in the form of a dog kennel
• Fig. 2 shows the application device according to fig. 1 with further features not discernible in fig. 1
• Fig. 3 shows further features of the application device according to the invention according to fig. 1
• Fig. 1 shows a first exemplary embodiment of the application device 1 according to the invention in the form of a dog kennel.
• the kennel consists of a casing 2 with a roof space 7.
• the roof space 7 is separated from the inner cavity 3 of the casing 2 of the kennel by a false floor 17.
• the casing 2 shows two side inner wall surfaces 4, 5 which are equipped with a system 10 with coils 11 with current running through them.
• the coils can at the same time, of course, be arranged also in the floor or roof surfaces of the casing 2.
• the system 10 of coils 11 is provided, by a control unit 6, which is arranged in the roof space 7 with the necessary energy for the production of a magnetic field in the inner cavity 3 of the casing 2.
• a particular feature of the control unit 6 is an operating device 19 to influence the intensity of the magnetic field manually, for example, via a tuning knob.
• the pulse frequency as well as further characterising features of the magnetic field can be set via the control unit 6Nia the operational devices 19 an indication specific programme can also be set, the respective magnetic field intensity and frequency is accordingly controlled.
• the inner cavity 3 of the dog's kennel is not effected by the technical devices for the production of the magnetic field in inner cavity 3.
• a dog to be treated is, therefore, not disturbed by the technical equipment in the dog's kennel and therefore, will not repel the application device as is frequently seen in those devices associated with the current level of technology.
• a dog, once in the inner cavity 3 of the application device 1, will not therefore, feel as if it is in a strange or unfamiliar treatment atmosphere and therefore, allow itself to be treated easily with the curative effect of the magnetic field which is produced in the inner cavity 3 of casing 2 through system 10 with coils 11, without further assistance being necessary, for example, tranquillising or holding.
• a dog's kennel with the casing can of course be any other form of animal enclosure or stable like, for example, a rabbit hutch or a horse box.
• the casing could, for example, be a sauna or a small room. It is also, for example, conceivable to equip the side walls and/or the floor of a swimming pool with coils with current running through them which, for example, proves to be particularly advantageous for people who are for treatment purposes anyway, for example, for hydrogymnastics in a swimming pool.
• the casing can also, for example, be shaped like a sun bed or solarium.
• a simple cuboid body can be designed as casing as well. Even a cubicle is conceivable as a casing.
• Fig. 2 shows some additional features of an application device according to the invention as already shown in fig. 1.
• Fig. 2 shows as well as fig. 1 also an application device in the form of a dog's kennel consisting of a casing 2 with a roof space 7.
• the inner wall surfaces 4,5 are equipped with one coil 11 each, whose windings stretch to the level of the respective limiting surfaces 4,5.
• the roof space 7 contains a control unit 6 for the manipulation of the magnetic fields containing as well a rechargeable battery 18, which provides the control unit 6 with current.
• the application device 1 in the form of a dog's kennel 2 contains a rooftop 8 which can be opened upwards through which the control units 6 can be easily accessible. Over and above that the application device is equipped on the floor areas with several rollers or wheels 9 which allow it to easily transport the device 1 or to move it. As can be recognised in fig. 2 the kennel contains a insertion 16 in the floor which is suitable for easy removal of the straw in the inner cavity 3 of casing 2.
• Fig. 3 shows further possibilities for the equipping of an application device according to the invention 1 with equipment for the production of magnetic fields.
• the whole casing 2 is designed with a large number of windings 12 on a coil.
• the windings 12 stretch around the whole circumference of the casing 2 and are fundamentally parallel to one another.
• This large number of windings 12 together result in a huge coil which, in this way, at least partly surrounds the whole casing 2.
• the coil, consisting of windings 12 is in turn connected to equipment for controlling the current which runs through the coil. Due to such a "capacity coil" in the inner cavity 3 of the application device 1 very homogenous magnetic fields can be produced which allows a particularly convenient usage.
• the casing 2 of the application device 1 and the limiting surfaces 4 are designed with rails on which a coil with electric current running through it is designed to slide.
• This sliding coil design is particularly suitable to fulfil the individual needs of the animal to be treated. With the help of this device it is possible, to treat quite specifically and locally certain parts of the animal to be treated. Of course it is possible also to design several coils of this kind to slide or to provide for other devices which allow the shifting of a coil 13.
• One or several further application devices can be provided for in the casing which is particularly advantageous.
• lighting devices like, for example, treatment heads or LEDs with various colours for usage in a light therapy can be planned, sound aids for a sound therapy, an aroma production equipment for an aromatherapy or infrared treatment heads for thermotherapy.
• the equipment for generating the magnetic field may be provided in the walls, roof or base of the housing. Furthermore, the equipment may also be accommodated in the walls, the roof or the base of the housing. Also, the equipment may be provided on outer and/or inner surfaces of the roof, the walls or the base of the housing.

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