Method and apparatus for generating a therapeutic magnetic field

1. A method for generating a therapeutic magnetic field to be applied to a biological subject which is derived from measured biomagnetic fields, comprising:

harvesting wave patterns from naturally occurring biomagnetic fields wherein the wave patterns are vector components of magnetic fields with respect to time;

deriving a therapeutic Normalizing Signal from the harvested wave patterns wherein the Normalizing Signal is the wave pattern of a therapeutic magnetic field to be applied to a subject;

providing an therapeutic apparatus for generating a magnetic field comprising a coil coupled to a source of current causing the coil to produce a corresponding magnetic field; and

generating a therapeutic magnetic field wherein the magnetic field is a function of the Normalizing signal.

2. A method for generating a therapeutic magnetic field to be applied to a biological subject which is derived from measured biomagnetic fields, comprising:

harvesting wave patterns from naturally occurring biomagnetic fields wherein the wave patterns are vector components of magnetic fields with respect to time;

deriving a therapeutic Normalizing Signal from the harvested wave patterns wherein the Normalizing Signal is the wave pattern of a therapeutic magnetic field to be applied to a subject;

providing an therapeutic apparatus for generating a magnetic field comprising a coil coupled to a source of current causing the coil to produce a corresponding magnetic field, the coil having a configuration with known current/magnetic field characteristics wherein the function of magnetic field with respect to current is defined, the apparatus further comprising a memory means, a processing means and a means to generate a source current based on stored electronic signal patterns; and

calculating a source current to generate a magnetic field corresponding to the Normalizing Signal based on the magnetic field/current characteristics of the coil wherein the magnetic field has a measurable time-varying vector component wave pattern approximately equal to the Normalizing Signal.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said step of harvesting wave patterns from naturally occurring biomagnetic fields further comprises the steps of:

providing a magnetometer to detect localized biomagnetic fields at designated site on the subject wherein the magnetometer is operable to detect and measure magnetic field vector components and derive a time-varying wave pattern therefrom;

measuring a localized magnetic field at a designated treatment site on at least one test subject, wherein the designated treatment site on the test subject is categorized as Normal, and

deriving a Normal Waveform based on at least one time-varying magnetic field vector component over a period of time t from the healthy test subject.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein said step of harvesting wave patterns from naturally occurring biomagnetic fields further comprises the steps of:

measuring a localized magnetic field at a designated treatment site on at least one test subject, wherein the designated treatment site on the test subject is categorized as Abnormal; and

deriving an Abnormal Waveform based on at least one time-varying magnetic field vector component over a period of time t from the healthy test subject.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said step of deriving a therapeutic Normalizing Signal from the harvested wave patterns further comprises the steps of:

providing a processing means operable to perform arithmetic processing of the healthy waveform and the injury waveform;

computing a Difference Waveform between the Normal Waveform and the Abnormal Waveform; and

deriving the therapeutic Normalizing Signal waveform from the Difference Waveform based on predefined treatment algorithms.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising storing the Normalizing Signal in a memory means in an electronic format.

7. The method of claim 4 , further the wherein therapeutic apparatus further includes a means to modulate the Normalizing Signal with respect to frequency, intensity and duty cycle.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the means to modulate the Normalizing signal is a function generator coupled to the current source.

9. The method of claim 2 , wherein the Normalizing Signal is derived for a plurality of designated treatment sites on a living biological subject to provide a plurality of Normalizing Signals corresponding to the plurality of treatments sites and the plurality of Normalizing Signals are stored in an electronic format.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of Normalizing Signals are stored in the memory of the therapeutic apparatus in an electronic format, and the therapeutic apparatus includes a means for an operator to select one of the plurality of Normalizing Signals.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of Normalizing Signals are stored on portable media in electronic format; and the therapeutic apparatus includes a means to read the electronic media whereby the Normalizing Signals can be generated.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the portable electronic media is a CDROM, and the means to read the electronic media is a CD ROM drive.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the portable electronic media is flash memory card; CDROM, and the means to read the electronic media is a flash memory card reader.

14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the portable electronic media is a portable hard drive unit which can be coupled to the therapeutic device.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the therapeutic apparatus includes a means for an operator to select one of the plurality of Normalizing Signals stored on the portable media.

16. The method of claim 2 , wherein the therapeutic apparatus includes a means for an operator to input treatment criteria data for a plurality of treatment parameters, and the Normalizing Signal can be modulated according to predefined algorithms based on the treatment criteria data.

17. The method of claim 2 , wherein the magnetometer is a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID).

18. A method for generating a therapeutic magnetic field to be applied to a biological subject which is derived from measured biomagnetic fields, comprising:

providing a magnetometer to detect localized biomagnetic fields at the designated site on the subject wherein the magnetometer is operable to detect and measure magnetic field vector components and derive a time-varying wave pattern therefrom;

measuring a localized magnetic field at the designated treatment site on at least one test subject, wherein the designated treatment site on the test subject is categorized as Normal,

deriving a Normal Waveform based on at least one time-varying magnetic field vector component over a period of time t from the healthy test subject;

measuring a localized magnetic field at the designated treatment site on at least one test subject, wherein the designated treatment site on the test subject is categorized as Abnormal;

deriving an Abnormal Waveform based on at least one time-varying magnetic field vector component over a period of time t from the healthy test subject;

providing a processing means operable to perform arithmetic processing of the healthy waveform and the injury waveform;

computing a Difference Waveform between the Normal Waveform and the Abnormal Waveform;

deriving a therapeutic Normalizing Signal waveform from the Difference Waveform based on predefined treatment algorithms;

providing a therapeutic apparatus operable to generate a localized magnetic field, the therapeutic apparatus including a memory means, a processing means and a means to generate a source current based on stored electronic signal patterns;

storing the Normalizing Signal in the memory means in an electronic format; and

generating a magnetic field from the therapeutic apparatus directed to the designated treatment site on a subject wherein the magnetic field is function of the Normalizing Signal waveform.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein the therapeutic apparatus comprises a coil adapted to be applied to the designated treatment site which is coupled to a source of current causing the coil to produce a corresponding magnetic field, the coil having a configuration with known current/magnetic field characteristics wherein the function of magnetic field with respect to current is defined.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein said step of generating a magnetic field further comprises the step of calculating a source current to generate a magnetic field corresponding to the Normalizing Signal based on the magnetic field/current characteristics of the coil wherein the magnetic field has a measurable time-varying vector component wave pattern approximately equal to the Normalizing Signal.

21. The method of claim 18 , wherein the therapeutic apparatus includes an electrical function generator coupled to the AC current source.

22. The method of claim 21 , further wherein the function generator is operable to modulate the Normalizing Signal with respect to frequency, intensity and duty cycle.

23. The method of claim 18 , wherein the Normalizing Signal is derived for a plurality of designated treatment sites to provide a plurality of Normalizing Signals which correspond to the plurality of sites, and said Normalizing signals are stored in an electronic format.

24. The method of claim 23 , wherein the plurality of Normalizing Signals are stored in the memory of the therapeutic apparatus in electronic format, and the therapeutic apparatus includes a means for an operator to select a desired Normalizing Signal.

25. The method of claim 23 , wherein the plurality of Normalizing Signals are stored on portable media in electronic format; and the therapeutic apparatus includes a means to read the electronic media whereby the Normalizing Signals can be generated.

26. The method of claim 23 , wherein the portable electronic media is a CDROM, and the means to read the electronic media is a CDROM drive.

27. The method of claim 25 , wherein the therapeutic apparatus includes a means for an operator to select a desired Normalizing Signal stored on the portable media.

28. The method of claim 18 , wherein the therapeutic apparatus includes a means for an operator to input treatment criteria data for a plurality of treatment parameters, and the Normalizing Signal can be modulated according to predefined algorithms based on the treatment criteria data.

29. The method of claim 18 , wherein the magnetometer is a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID).

30. The method of claim 18 , wherein the therapeutic apparatus further comprises a communications interface.

31. The method of claim 30 , wherein the Normalizing Signals are stored in electronic format in remote server having a communications interface, and the method further comprises the steps of:

coupling the communications interface to the remote server for bidirectional data transfer;

selecting a Normalizing Signal residing on the remote server; and

downloading the selected Normalizing Signal.