Flexible Conductive Tape Apertures for Targeted Electromagnetic Therapy

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current pulsed electromagnetic field therapy devices lack the capability for targeted delivery of electromagnetic stimulation, which is essential for effective tissue healing and pain relief.

Innovation Solution

A pulsed electromagnetic field therapy apparatus and method utilizing a flexible electrically conductive tape with longitudinally distributed apertures for targeted electron delivery to specific skin areas, combined with various contact accessories for controlled energy distribution, allowing for precise application of electromagnetic fields to deep tissues.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If electromagnetic stimulation is delivered to deep tissues, then therapeutic effect is improved, but energy dispersal to non-targeted regions increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetherapeutic effectVSAvoidenergy dispersal
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The conductive tape features longitudinally distributed apertures that create localized electron delivery zones along the tape length. Each aperture region delivers electromagnetic stimulation to a specific segment of deep tissue, enabling targeted therapy while preventing energy dispersal to non-targeted regions. This local quality approach ensures that electromagnetic energy is concentrated at specific anatomical locations rather than diffusing broadly.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The continuous conductive tape is segmented into multiple discrete electron delivery zones through the inclusion of apertures at different longitudinal positions. These segmented zones allow independent targeting of different deep tissue regions along the application path, enabling precise control over where electromagnetic energy is delivered while minimizing waste energy in adjacent non-target areas.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Reliability

If electromagnetic energy is delivered to deep tissues, then healing process is enhanced, but precision of electron delivery decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvehealing processVSAvoidprecision of electron delivery
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSManufacturing precision

Solution Approach 1:

The apertures in the conductive tape create localized electron delivery points at specific longitudinal positions, ensuring precise targeting of deep tissue regions. Each aperture acts as a controlled portal for electron emission, maintaining high spatial precision while delivering therapeutic energy to the intended treatment zone.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Solution Approach 2:

The conductive tape with apertures serves as an intermediary device between the electron source and the deep tissue target. The tape's aperture structure mediates the electron delivery process by controlling where electrons are emitted and directed, thereby maintaining precision while enabling deep tissue penetration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Ease of operation

If flexible conductive tape is used for electron delivery, then ease of application is improved, but control over energy distribution becomes more complex

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of applicationVSAvoidcontrol over energy distribution
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The conductive tape is constructed as a flexible thin film that can be easily conform ed to the contours of the patient's body and skin surface. This flexibility greatly simplifies application compared to rigid electromagnetic delivery devices, while the pre-configured aperture pattern provides inherent control over energy distribution without requiring complex external control systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The aperture parameters (size, spacing, distribution pattern) are designed to inherently control energy distribution characteristics. By optimizing these physical parameters during manufacturing, the tape provides built-in control over where and how electromagnetic energy is delivered, eliminating the need for complex real-time control mechanisms while maintaining ease of application.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Applied Scientific Principles

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Function Achieved in This Case

Enables targeted and non-invasive delivery of electromagnetic energy to specific tissues, enhancing healing processes and pain relief by ensuring precise electron flow to targeted areas, improving treatment efficacy and reducing the risk of energy dispersal to non-targeted regions.

Implementation Method 1

pulsed electromagnetic field therapy apparatus

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectromagnetic field: Electromagnetic Induction

Data Source

PatentUS11260224B2Deep tissue pulsed electromagnetic field therapy apparatus and method of use thereof
Publication Date: 2022.03.01 SCHMIDT TRACI
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AI summary

The invention comprises a method and apparatus for delivering electrons to skin of a person, comprising the steps of: (1) attaching a longitudinal length of a flexible electrically conductive tape to the skin of the person, the flexible electrically conductive tape comprising: an electrically conductive strip and an adhesive layer, the adhesive layer comprising a top surface and an adhesive surface, (2) the adhesive surface affixing the electrically conductive strip to the skin, where the adhesive layer comprises a set of apertures therethrough to form longitudinally distributed electrical contact points along a length of the electrically conductive strip; and (3) an energy source delivering electrons, under control of an electrical control circuit of a controller, to the electrical contact points of the flexible electrically conductive tape.