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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2000
Keith L. March, Carmel, IN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A system and method for treating cardiovascular disease utilizes electromagnetic fields (EMF) applied by non-invasive or minimally invasive procedures. The EMF is applied to existing vascular structure to modulate blood flow and blood vessel growth in the patient. In one embodiment, a structure of electromagnetic coils is placed about a desired treatment zone to apply an EMF to the zone on the order of 10 -10 T. For cardiac angiogenesis, coils can be positioned on the anterior chest wall and on the back at the level of the heart. Various coil configurations are contemplated to yield appropriate field intensities at the treatment zone. In another embodiment, coils can be implanted within the patient and placed within or overlying the treatment zone incorporating several aspects, such as frequency components, the use of ca carrier frequency, pulse shape, duty cycle, and total time exposure to the EMF.