Systems and methods for modulated multi-spectral magnetic stimulation
It is well understood in the medical industry that medical disorders can manifest as serious problems for the affected subjects, their families, and society. Today, psychiatrists, neurologists and other physicians treat these disorders with a variety of medications, many of which have significant negative side effects. The teachings provided herein are directed to a novel system and methods for treating certain neurological, psychological, psychiatric and medical disorders by delivering a “magnetic stimulation” to a subject's neural and perineural system using either a static or electromagnetic field to generate a modulated variable power multi-spectral magnetic stimulation on three axis; the modulated stimulation using methods that have predictable, controlled, modifiable, and repeatable characteristics.
1 . An apparatus for producing a polarizing magnetic field stimulation comprising:
a magnet mounted within a tube, wherein the tube comprises at least one non-magnetic conductive metal alloy, wherein the tube is comprised of two or more segments and the two or more segments are electrically isolated from each other, and wherein the tube is mounted within a housing;
a first motor attached to the magnet such that when operated, rotates the magnet within the tube, wherein a rotation of the magnet is transverse to a north-south pole axis resulting in switching polarity of a magnetic field of the magnet;
a first processor mounted within the housing, configured to:
use a wireless communication protocol to connect a wearable second processor, to the first processor mounted within the housing, wherein the wearable second processor is located in a wearable device;
responsive to connecting the wearable second processor to the first processor mounted within the housing, select a preconfigured motor control protocol to operate the first motor, wherein the preconfigured motor control protocol causes the first motor to rotate the magnet to produce a polarizing magnetic field and controls at least one of motor phase, frequency, amplitude, and duration;
responsive to selecting the preconfigured motor control protocol, transmit the preconfigured motor control protocol from the wearable second processor to the first processor mounted within the housing;
responsive to transmitting the preconfigured motor control protocol, operate the first motor using the preconfigured motor control protocol, wherein operating the first motor generates the polarizing magnetic field by rotating the magnet, wherein the polarizing magnetic field results in a magnetic stimulation, wherein the magnetic stimulation comprises an element of phase, frequency, amplitude and power of a medical therapy.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the non-magnetic conductive metal alloy of the tube is used to produce eddy currents to modify the polarizing magnetic field.
3 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the two or more segments of the tube are electrically coupled to the first processor and controlled by preconfigured motor control protocol, wherein each segment is individually coupled to the first processor, and wherein the segments are coupled and decoupled using electrical leads attached to each tube segment.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wireless protocol is at least one of IEEE 802.11 WIFI; IEEE 802.15.4 LR-WPANS; ISO/IEC 18092; ISO/IEC 18092 NFC Personal Health Data Exchange Protocol AND ISO/IEEE 17073-20601.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one preconfigured protocol controls at least one of the magnet's rotation frequency, and degrees the magnet rotates.
6 . A method for producing a polarizing magnetic field stimulation comprising:
mounting a magnet within a tube of an apparatus, wherein the tube has at least one opening, and the tube comprises at least one non-magnetic conductive metal alloy, wherein the tube is comprised of two or more segments and the two or more segments are electrically isolated from each other, and wherein the tube is mounted within a housing;
attaching a first motor to the magnet such that when operated, rotates the magnet within the tube, wherein a rotation of the magnet is transverse to a north-south pole axis resulting in switching polarity of a magnetic field of the magnet;
mounting a first processor within the housing, configured to:
use a wireless communication protocol to connect a wearable second processor, to the first processor mounted within the housing, wherein the wearable second processor is located in a wearable device;
responsive to connecting the wearable second processor to the first processor mounted within the housing, select a preconfigured motor control protocol to operate the first motor, wherein the preconfigured motor control protocol causes the first motor to rotate the magnet to produce a polarizing magnetic field and controls at least one of motor phase, frequency, amplitude, and duration;
responsive to selecting the preconfigured motor control protocol, transmit the preconfigured motor control protocol from the wearable second processor to the first processor mounted within the housing;
responsive to transmitting the preconfigured motor control protocol, operate the first motor-using the preconfigured motor control protocol, wherein operating the motor generates the polarizing magnetic field by rotating the magnet, wherein the polarizing magnetic field results in a magnetic stimulation, wherein the magnetic stimulation comprises an element of phase, frequency, amplitude and power of a medical therapy.
7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the magnetic field is received by at least one of neural components and perineural components of a human body.
8 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the polarizing magnetic field is generated by at least one of a static magnetic field and an electro-magnetic fields of the magnet.
9 . The method of claim 6 , wherein the preconfigured motor control protocol generates a pulse density of magnetic energy that corresponds to a frequency of rotation of the magnet, and wherein the pulse density-of magnetic energy is altered by addition of inductive energy from an electrical connection of the tubes.
10 . The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the wireless protocol is at least one of IEEE 802.11 WIFI; IEEE 802.15.4 LR-WPANS; ISO/IEC 18092: ISO/IEC 18092 NFC Personal Health Data Exchange Protocol AND ISO/IEEE 17073-20601.
11 . The method of claim 6 wherein the wearable second processor is coupled to a first sensor, wherein the coupled first sensor is configured to determine heart rate variability.
12 . An apparatus for producing a polarizing magnetic field stimulation, comprising:
a magnet mounted within a tube, wherein the tube comprises at least one non-magnetic conductive metal alloy, wherein the tube is comprised of two or more segments and the two or more segments are electrically isolated from each other, and wherein the tube is mounted within a housing;
a first motor coupled to the magnet;
a first processor mounted within the housing, configured to:
connect to a wearable second processor of a wearable device;
select, when connected to the wearable second processor, a preconfigured motor control protocol to operate the first motor, wherein the preconfigured motor control protocol includes instructions to:
cause the first motor to rotate the magnet transverse to a north-south pole axis within the tube to produce a polarizing magnetic field; and
control at least one of motor phase, frequency, amplitude, and duration; and
operate the first motor using the preconfigured motor control protocol;
wherein the polarizing magnetic field results in a magnetic stimulation, wherein the magnetic stimulation comprises an element of phase, frequency, amplitude and power of a medical therapy.
13 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the polarizing magnet field is produced by switching a polarity of a magnetic field of the magnet via rotation of the magnet.
14 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the non-magnetic conductive metal alloy of the tube is used to produce eddy currents to modify the polarizing magnetic field.
15 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the two or more segments of the tube are electrically coupled to the first processor and controlled by the preconfigured motor control protocol, wherein each segment is individually coupled to the first processor, and wherein the segments are coupled and decoupled using electrical leads attached to each segment.
16 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the at least one preconfigured protocol controls at least one of the magnet's rotation frequency and degrees the magnet rotates.
17 . The apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the magnet is an electromagnet or a permanent magnet.