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Device for treatment with interference currents
Assignee: NEMECTRON GmbH
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Filing: 1979-01-16
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Granted: 1981-07-28
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Expires: 1999-01-16
Abstract
Abstract In interference current therapy, medium-frequency alternating currents are applied by means of electrodes to the body of a patient that is to be treated, the currents differing by a low-frequency difference frequency and interfering with each other in the area under treatment with development of a low frequency beat signal that can effect stimulation. Especially in the case of low frequencies, precise control of the frequency interference current is difficult, and at least one of the medium frequencies must be variable, for adjustment of the low frequency. According to the invention, a common oscillator is provided for both medium frequencies, the essentially higher frequency output of which is divided by a programmable divider into two or more frequencies that differ by the required amount, whereby at least one of the dividers is variable. Various schemes are described for execution of variable frequency division.
Inventors
- 👤 Hans Rodler
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:30
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61N; A61N1/00; A61N1/18; A61N1/32; A61N1/323
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
In a device for providing electromedical treatment by causing a plurality of signals to be applied by electrode means to a body, said signals being of relatively different frequencies to interfere with one another in the body to be treated, including first means for generating a first relatively high frequency output signal in the form of a pulse train and second means, coupled to said first means and providing an output to said electrode means, for dividing said relatively high frequency output signal into a plurality of relatively lower frequency signals that differ in frequency by a controllable difference frequency, the improvement comprising means for controllably varying the division of said relatively high frequency output signal to one of said relatively lower frequency signals, including means for selectively deleting one of the pulses in said pulse train to produce a lower frequency pulse train corresponding to one of said lower frequency signals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
152 words
In a device for providing electromedical treatment by causing a plurality of signals to be applied by electrode means to a body, said signals being of relatively different frequencies to interfere with one another in the body to be treated, including first means for generating a first relatively high frequency output signal in the form of a pulse train and second means, coupled to said first means and providing an output to said electrode means, for dividing said relatively high frequency output signal into a plurality of relatively lower frequency signals that differ in frequency by a controllable difference frequency, the improvement comprising means for controllably varying the division of said relatively high frequency output signal to one of said relatively lower frequency signals, including means for selectively deleting one of the pulses in said pulse train to produce a lower frequency pulse train corresponding to one of said lower frequency signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
21 words
The improvement according to claim 1, wherein said deleting means includes a monostable multivibrator, the unstable state of which is controllable.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The improvement according to claim 1, further comprising means for converting said lower frequency pulse train to a lower frequency sinusoidal wave.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
162 words
A device for providing electromedical treatment by causing a plurality of signals to be applied by electrode means to a body, said signals being of relatively different frequencies to interfere with one another in the body to be treated, comprising first means for generating a first relatively high frequency output signal, second means, coupled to said first means and providing an output to said electrode means, for dividing said relatively high frequency output signal into a plurality of relatively lower frequency signals that differ in frequency by a controllable difference frequency, including a fixed frequency divider and a controllable frequency divider each connected to receive the output of said first means, and a switching device and a supplemental divider connected via said switching device to receive the output of said fixed frequency divider, the output of said supplemental divider being applied to said controllable frequency divider to produce a divider ratio of said controllable frequency divider which is automatically and continuously variable.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
162 words
A device for providing electromedical treatment by causing a plurality of signals to be applied by electrode means to a body, said signals being of relatively different frequencies to interfere with one another in the body to be treated, comprising first means for generating a first relatively high frequency output signal, second means, coupled to said first means and providing an output to said electrode means, for dividing said relatively high frequency output signal into a plurality of relatively lower frequency signals that differ in frequency by a controllable difference frequency, including a fixed frequency divider and a controllable frequency divider each connected to receive the output of said first means, and a switching device and a supplemental divider connected via said switching device to receive the output of said fixed frequency divider, the output of said supplemental divider being applied to said controllable frequency divider to produce a divider ratio of said controllable frequency divider which is automatically and continuously variable.
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