IP Library Granted Patent US 8,585,569
Granted Patent B2
US 8,585,569 · App. 11/345,664 · Granted Nov 19, 2013

Method and apparatus for altering the charge distribution upon living membranes with functional stabilization of the membrane physical electrical integrity

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Patent No.
US 8,585,569
App. No.
11/345,664
Granted
Nov 19, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and apparatus for altering the charge distribution upon living membranes with functional stabilizational of the membrane physical electrical integrity further comprising a method for using submicroscopic, quadripolar, circular, center charged, energy balanced magnetic device in a four (4) magnet array of alternating polarity in which the magnetic poles are separated only by a distance which will allow a magnetic sphere of influence on all adjacent poles to suppress the firing of action potentials of mammalian sensory neurons. The method and apparatus further provides a static magnetic device for production of a magnetic field for treatment of various disorders. Further there is provided a static magnetic device for production of a magnetic field for treatment of disorders wherein the device provides a static magnetic pole of like polarity on the outer surface of the flux focusing ring adjacent to each of the 4 poles of the invention (focusing magnet) such that the end r top of the focusing magnet is oriented to the geometric side of the pole such that the asix of the two magnets form a 45 to 90 degree angle.

Claims (18)

1. An apparatus for altering the charge distribution upon living membranes said apparatus comprising: a focusing magnet comprising a quadripolar, circular magnetic device comprising four magnetic bodies in an array of alternating polarity each of the magnetic bodies having a magnetic pole, a static magnetic device and a flux focusing ring having an outer surface, the static magnetic device providing a static magnetic pole of like polarity on the outer surface of the flux focusing ring adjacent to each pole of the focusing magnet such that an end on top of the focusing magnet is oriented to a geometric side of the static magnetic pole such that an axis of the focusing magnet intersects an axis of the static magnetic pole form a 45 to 90 degree angle and wherein the magnetic poles are separated only by a distance effective to suppress the firing of action potentials of mammalian sensory neurons.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is implantable.

3. The apparatus in claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to treat and transport human organs for donation.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to counteract pain and swelling while promoting wound healing.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to apply a symmetric quadripolar, three dimensional magnetic flux field upon living membranes which is focused and balanced to stabilize excitable membranes and thereby reduce pain and edema associated with acute injury, inflammation or surgical procedure and to decrease wound healing time.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the poles of the four magnetic bodies is in the shape of two cones joined at the circular directrix with the vertex of the two cones lying in a perpendicular axis of the circular directrix.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the flux focusing ring surrounds the four static magnetic poles and is stationed essentially midway between the top and bottom of the four static magnetic poles.

8. An apparatus for altering the charge distribution upon living membranes, the apparatus comprising:

a. a quadripolar, circular, magnetic device in a four magnet array of alternating polarity in which magnetic poles are separated only by a distance effective to suppress the firing of action potentials of mammalian sensory neurons;

b. a flux focusing ring having an outer surface and surrounding the four magnet array stationed essentially midway between the top and bottom of the magnetic poles;

c. a body-facing surface and an opposing back surface; and

d. a flux return ring on the back surface of the apparatus for returning the magnetic flux.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the apparatus provides a static magnetic device for production of a magnetic field for treatment of various disorders.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , further providing a static magnetic device for production of a magnetic field for treatment of disorders wherein the device provides a static magnetic pole of like polarity on the outer surface of the flux focusing ring adjacent to each of the four poles of the magnets such that a focusing magnet is oriented to a geometric side of the static magnetic pole such that the axis of the focusing magnet intersects the axis of the static magnetic pole to form a 45 to 90 degree angle.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the apparatus is implantable.

12. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the apparatus is configured to treat and transport human organs for donation.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the apparatus is configured to counteract pain and swelling while promoting wound healing.

14. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein each of the poles is in the shape of two cones joined at the circular directrix with the vertex of the two cones lying in a perpendicular axis of the circular directrix.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 29, 2022
From: GRADIENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
To: WILSON, SPENCE L.
Reel/Frame 061569/0879 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2015
From: GRADIENT TECHNOLOGIES LLC
To: WILSON, SPENCE L.
Reel/Frame 037349/0745 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 10, 2007
From: HOLCOMB, ROBERT RAY
To: GRADIENT TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Reel/Frame 020223/0112 →