Head Plate and Coil EM Field Layout for Low-Toxicity Brain Tumor Treatment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current treatments for brain tumors, particularly glioblastoma, are associated with significant toxicities and side effects, and there is a need for a more effective and safer alternative that can prolong survival and potentially eliminate the cancer without harming normal cells.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing conductive plates positioned on either side of the head, coupled with electromagnetic coils, generates electromagnetic fields to treat brain tumors. The system includes a controller to independently provide electrical energy, inducing electromagnetic fields with specific frequency ranges to target cancer cells, and can be used alone or in conjunction with conventional treatments.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional treatments (surgery, radiation, chemotherapy) are used to treat brain tumors, then tumor elimination is achieved, but significant toxicities and side effects occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies electromagnetic fields with specific frequency parameters (50-900 kHz for plates, 10-60 MHz for coils) to selectively affect cancer cells. By adjusting these physical parameters, the treatment achieves tumor reduction while minimizing damage to normal cells, thus resolving the contradiction between effectiveness and toxicity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces conventional mechanical/surgical treatments with an electromagnetic field-based system. The conductive plates and electromagnetic coils generate fields that interact with cancer cells through electromagnetic resonance and induction, eliminating the need for invasive surgery and reducing the toxic side effects of traditional radiation and chemotherapy
2Object-affected harmful factors
If electromagnetic fields are applied to treat brain tumors, then tumor reduction with minimal toxicity is achieved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the electromagnetic treatment system into separate functional components: conductive plates for low-frequency field generation and electromagnetic coils for high-frequency field generation. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized for its specific frequency range while working together to provide comprehensive tumor treatment with minimal toxicity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a multi-functional treatment system where both conductive plates and electromagnetic coils can be used independently or in combination, depending on the tumor type and location. This universal approach allows the system to address various brain tumor scenarios while maintaining simplicity in operation and reducing overall system complexity
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The electromagnetic treatment effectively reduces brain tumors with minimal toxicity, offering a safer alternative to traditional therapies by targeting cancer cells without affecting normal cells, and can be synergistic when combined with ionizing radiation.
Implementation Method 1
a first electromagnetic field is induced between the first plate and the second plate within the area to be treated
Implementation Method 2
the electromagnetic coil is configured and adapted to provide the second electromagnetic field at a frequency to induce resonance of ions or molecules of a cell, a neuron, or a membrane within the area to be treated
Data Source
AI summary
Described herein is a system for providing electromagnetic energy comprising a first plate configured to be positioned adjacent to ah area to be treated, a second plate configured to be positioned adjacent to the area to be treated and at a distance from the first plate, the second plate being opposite and not contacting the first plate, the second plate being configured to be substantially parallel to the first plate, an electromagnetic coil configured to receive electrical energy, a power source configured to supply electrical energy to the first plate, the second plate, and the electromagnetic coil.