Magnetic Field Therapy Apparatus Using Permanent Magnet Switching
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing magnetic field therapy apparatuses are inefficient due to high energy consumption, large coil systems with long switching times, and unclear operational mechanisms, making them inconvenient and costly, while the causal mechanisms behind therapeutic effects, such as ion-cyclotron resonances and piezoelectric processes, are questionable.
Innovation Solution
A compact magnetic field therapy apparatus that simulates movement by aligning and rotating magnetic moments in the earth's magnetic field, using a combination of constant and alternating magnetic fields to induce spin resonances, thereby activating metabolism without actual movement, utilizing a mat or mount with integrated coils and fixed magnets to produce a highly effective and efficient treatment field.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If pulsed magnetic fields are produced by means of a pulsed current flowing through a coil, then magnetic field therapy can be applied to treat patients, but the apparatus requires a large amount of energy and has a high degree of inertia due to coil inductance
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the magnetic field generation function from the traditional coil system and implements it using permanent magnets combined with switching mechanisms. This removes the inductive component that causes high energy consumption and inertia, while maintaining the therapeutic magnetic field effect.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the electromagnetic coil system with a mechanical switching system that controls permanent magnets. This substitution eliminates the need for continuous high-energy current flow through coils, significantly reducing energy consumption while maintaining field generation capability.
2Power
If large coil systems are used to produce magnetic fields for therapy, then the magnetic field can be generated, but the switching time is long and the apparatus is inconvenient and costly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a dynamic switching system that controls permanent magnets to generate magnetic fields. This allows rapid field switching without the inductive time constants that limit coil-based systems, reducing switching time while maintaining field strength.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses periodic switching of magnetic fields through controlled activation and deactivation of permanent magnet assemblies. This periodic action enables rapid field modulation without the lag associated with coil inductance, improving response time for therapeutic applications.
3Use of energy by moving object
If cyclotron resonance conditions are used to explain the therapeutic effect, then energy transfer between fields and cellular components can be achieved, but the explanation is questionable for solid tissue since cyclotron movement occurs on orbits larger than the body cross-section
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the fundamental parameters of the magnetic field interaction by using alternating magnetic fields at frequencies that resonate with molecular and cellular structures in solid tissue, rather than relying on cyclotron resonance of free particles. This approach validates the energy transfer mechanism for solid biological materials.
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 apparatus achieves effective therapeutic outcomes, such as treating osteoporosis, with reduced energy consumption and improved convenience, by simulating body movement through spin resonance signals, which are registered by the nervous system as actual movement, thereby stimulating metabolism.
Implementation Method 1
body tissue is subjected to a magnetic field which is produced by superimposition of a constant magnetic field and a magnetic alternating field
Implementation Method 2
aligning and rotating magnetic moments in the earth's magnetic field, using a combination of constant and alternating magnetic fields to induce spin resonances
Implementation Method 3
A compact magnetic field therapy apparatus that simulates movement by aligning and rotating magnetic moments in the earth's magnetic field
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AI summary
The invention relates to a device for treatment with magnetic fields, which provides an easily transportable and storable device for the treatment with magnetic fields, which is also convenient for patients and in particular is economical to produce. The device comprises: a first device for generation of a first magnetic field, a second device for generation of a second magnetic field and a support with an upper side and a lower side, whereby the support is embodied for applying the treated body regions of the patient thereto.