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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2002
Applicants:
Carl T. Brighton, Malvern, PA (US);
Solomon R. Pollack, Wales, PA (US);
Inventors:
Carl T. Brighton, Malvern, PA (US);
Solomon R. Pollack, Wales, PA (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A technique and device for preventing and/or treating osteoporosis, hip and spine fractures, and/or spine fusions by incorporating at least one conductive coil () into a garment () adapted to be worn adjacent to the patient's skin over a treatment area and applying an electrical signal to the coil effective to produce a magnetic flux the penetrates the treatment area so as to produce an electric field in the bones and the treatment area.