Magnetic Pain Relief Array with Intersecting Fields

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current pain relief methods, such as medications, often have adverse side effects and are not effective for acute pain, leading to a need for alternative solutions.

Innovation Solution

A device comprising a magnet array with magnets of specific polarities and orientations to create intersecting magnetic fields that can be applied to a target area on the body for pain relief, improving circulation and reducing inflammation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If medication is used to treat acute pain, then pain relief effectiveness is improved, but adverse side effects increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepain relief effectivenessVSAvoidadverse side effects

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the chemical mechanism of medication with a magnetic field mechanism. Multiple magnets are arranged to generate magnetic fields that intersect at a target area, providing pain relief through magnetic field interaction rather than chemical substances, thereby avoiding adverse side effects while maintaining effectiveness

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the physical parameter approach from chemical concentration to magnetic field strength and orientation. By controlling the strength, direction, and intersection of magnetic fields from multiple magnets, the device achieves effective pain relief without the harmful chemical side effects associated with traditional medications

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of operation

If over-the-counter medicine is used for pain relief, then ease of use is improved, but treatment effectiveness deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of useVSAvoidtreatment effectiveness

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The magnetic field device is designed for self-administration, allowing users to apply it themselves without medical supervision. The device combines ease of use with effective treatment by using non-invasive magnetic fields that work directly on the target area, eliminating the need for prescription while providing stronger relief than over-the-counter medications

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Reliability

If prescription medicine is used for acute pain, then pain relief effectiveness is improved, but harmful factors increase

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepain relief effectivenessVSAvoidaddiction and organ damage

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent substitutes the chemical action of prescription medications with a physical magnetic field mechanism. Multiple magnets create intersecting magnetic fields at the target area, providing effective acute pain relief without the addiction potential and organ damage risks associated with prescription drugs

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent converts the potential harm of strong medications into benefit by using a completely different mechanism - magnetic fields - that achieves equivalent or superior pain relief without the harmful side effects, effectively turning the need for strong pain relief into an opportunity to use a safer alternative

Inventive Principle:

Principle #22Blessing in disguise (Convert harm into benefit)

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 magnetic fields stimulate tissue, increase blood flow, and relieve pain without the adverse effects associated with medications, providing a non-invasive and self-administerable solution for pain management.

Implementation Method 1

the plurality of magnets create a plurality of magnetic fields that intersect at a first target area

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectMagnetic field: Magnetic Field

Implementation Method 2

each magnet has a first end and a second end, where the first end has a first polarity, where the second end has a second polarity, where the first polarity attracts the second polarity

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectMagnetism: Magnetism

Data Source

PatentUS9931517B2Magnetic pain relief array

Publication Date: 2018.04.03 JRB ENTERPRIZES

AI summary

A device used for relieving pain is disclosed herein. The device can include a base comprising a number of mounting surfaces. The device can also include a number of magnets disposed on the mounting surfaces, where each magnet includes a first end and a second end, where the first end has a first polarity, where the second end has a second polarity, and where the first polarity attracts the second polarity to create a magnetic field, and where the magnets create a number of magnetic fields that intersect at a target area.