Non-parallel Magnetic and Electric Field Therapy System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current therapies for chronic diseases such as diabetes and cancer are often invasive, have low patient adherence due to complexity and discomfort, and are costly, with existing treatments mainly addressing symptoms rather than the underlying disease mechanisms.
Innovation Solution
A system that delivers therapy by combining non-parallel magnetic and electric fields, using magnetic field sources like permanent or temporary magnets and electric field sources to provide energy to tissues, targeting specific directions to treat chronic diseases by modulating reactive oxygen species levels.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional medication and injection therapies are used for diabetes, then glycemic control can be achieved, but patient adherence deteriorates due to complexity of dosing regimen, discomfort of injections, and drug intolerability
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical injection systems with a non-invasive electromagnetic field delivery system. The system uses electric fields generated by electrodes and magnetic fields from coils to deliver therapeutic energy through the skin without needles or injections, eliminating the mechanical trauma and discomfort associated with conventional insulin injections while maintaining therapeutic effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces electromagnetic fields as an intermediary between the external world and biological tissue. The electric and magnetic fields serve as mediators that can penetrate the skin and deliver therapeutic energy to target tissues without direct physical contact or injection, thereby improving patient compliance while achieving therapeutic goals.
2Reliability
If invasive therapy procedures are used to treat chronic diseases, then treatment effectiveness may be improved, but patient comfort and adherence deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent substitutes mechanical invasive procedures with non-invasive electromagnetic field delivery. Instead of using needles, catheters, or surgical instruments that physically penetrate tissue, the system uses electric fields from electrodes and magnetic fields from coils to deliver therapeutic energy through the intact skin, eliminating invasiveness while maintaining treatment effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The electromagnetic fields themselves perform the therapeutic function without requiring physical penetration or extraction of tissue. The fields naturally penetrate the skin and deliver energy to target tissues, with the body's own structures (skin, tissues) serving as the delivery pathway without requiring external mechanical intervention.
3Reliability
If complex medication regimens are prescribed, then disease management can be achieved, but treatment complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The electromagnetic field delivery system serves multiple therapeutic functions through a single device platform. The same system can deliver different electric field patterns and magnetic field configurations to treat various conditions (diabetes, cancer, neurological disorders) without requiring separate medication regimens, thereby simplifying the overall treatment approach while maintaining disease management effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The system achieves different therapeutic effects by changing electromagnetic field parameters (frequency, amplitude, duration, pattern) rather than changing medications. This allows a single device to deliver multiple treatment protocols by simply adjusting electrical and magnetic field characteristics, eliminating the need for complex multi-drug regimens and their associated compliance challenges.
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 therapy improves glycemic control, insulin sensitivity, reduces glucose production, and has anti-diabetic and anti-cancer effects by regulating reactive oxygen species and antioxidant systems, demonstrating improved treatment outcomes for diabetes and cancer.
Implementation Method 1
The magnetic field produced by the at least one magnetic field source may include a magnetic field produced by at least one of a permanent magnet, a temporary magnet or electric current flow through a conductor
Implementation Method 2
The electric field system may be configured to provide an electric field in a second direction to the tissue
Data Source
AI summary
An example of subject may deliver a therapy by delivering energy to tissue. The system may comprise a magnetic field system and an electric field system. The magnetic field system may be configured to provide a magnetic field in a first direction to the tissue. The magnetic field system may include at least one magnetic field source to produce the magnetic field. The magnetic field produced by the at least one magnetic field source may include a magnetic field produced by at least one of a permanent magnet, a temporary magnet or electric current flow through a conductor. The electric field system may be configured to provide an electric field in a second direction to the tissue. The electric field system may include at least one electric field source to provide the electric field and the second direction is non-parallel to the first direction.