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Autogenic training and treating apparatus
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1982-09-22
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Granted: 1986-03-04
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Expires: 2002-09-22
Abstract
Abstract A medical apparatus for making a subject learn the method of autogenic training and thereby treat an affected disease himself is disclosed. The apparatus can provide informing signals and physical stimuli to a subject, said signals and said stimuli are generated substantially in synchronism with each other for informing the subject with stimulus timing, and applying the stimulus to a concerned part of his body, respectively. Early in the sequence of such timing, the stimulus is completely correspondingly generated with the signal, meanwhile the stimulus is sometimes absent from the correspondence with the signal. In each of the stimulus absent times a significant bio-reaction is also caused by a conditioned reflex in the subject's physiology. This reaction is substantially the same to the normal reaction in the stimulus generating time. This will be connected with the self-learning of an associated autogenic training of the subject. The stimuli may comprise a therapeutic stimulus to a diseased part and a negative stimulus to reduce the therapeutic effect of the former. The therapeutic stimulus is sometimes absent from a stable timing for aiding the autogenic training of the subject.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshihiro Ito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 14:28
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M21/00; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/24; A61B5/316; A61B5/369; A61B5/375; A61B5/377; A61M2021/0005; A61M2021/0027; A61M2021/0055; A61M2021/0066; A61M2230/00; A61M2230/04; A61M2230/06; A61M2230/08; A61M2230/10; A61M2230/30; A61M2230/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
An autogenic training and treating apparatus comprising: signal generating means for giving a subject a notification signal, stimulus generating means for applying a stimulus to the subject's body, and sequence control means for driving said signal generating means and said stimulus generating means in a sequence in accordance with a sequence program, wherein said sequence program causes (a) said notification signal to be generated periodically throughout the sequence, (b) said stimulus to be generated during a first stage of the sequence in regular correspondence with said periodically generated signal, and (c) said stimulus to be generated during a second stage of said sequence only in intermittent correspondence with said periodically generated signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
An autogenic training and treating apparatus comprising: signal generating means for giving a subject a notification signal, stimulus generating means for applying a stimulus to the subject's body, and sequence control means for driving said signal generating means and said stimulus generating means in a sequence in accordance with a sequence program, wherein said sequence program causes (a) said notification signal to be generated periodically throughout the sequence, (b) said stimulus to be generated during a first stage of the sequence in regular correspondence with said periodically generated signal, and (c) said stimulus to be generated during a second stage of said sequence only in intermittent correspondence with said periodically generated signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said sequence control means drives said signal generating means in such a manner as to generate said signal with a predetermined time duration and at predetermined intervals of time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said sequence program is such that during said second stage, said stimulus is generated less frequently over time in correspondence with said periodically generated signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
45 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said signal generating means generates a signal containing a message which suggests a physical condition of the subject, and wherein said stimulus generating means generates a stimulus which enforces the physical condition suggested by said message.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
129 words
An autogenic training and treating apparatus comprising: signal generating means for giving a subject a notification signal; stimulus generating means for applying a stimulus to the subject's body; sequence control means for driving said signal generating means and said stimulus generating means in accordance with a sequence program, wherein said sequence program causes (a) said signal to be generated periodically throughout the sequence program, (b) said stimulus to be generated in a first stage of the sequence in regular correspondence with said periodically generated signal, and (c) said stimulus in a second stage of the sequence to be only intermittently generated during the periods of generating said signal; and monitoring means for automatically measuring the reactions of said subject's body in correspondence with the progress of said sequence program.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
129 words
An autogenic training and treating apparatus comprising: signal generating means for giving a subject a notification signal; stimulus generating means for applying a stimulus to the subject's body; sequence control means for driving said signal generating means and said stimulus generating means in accordance with a sequence program, wherein said sequence program causes (a) said signal to be generated periodically throughout the sequence program, (b) said stimulus to be generated in a first stage of the sequence in regular correspondence with said periodically generated signal, and (c) said stimulus in a second stage of the sequence to be only intermittently generated during the periods of generating said signal; and monitoring means for automatically measuring the reactions of said subject's body in correspondence with the progress of said sequence program.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein the signal intermittently occurring in said sequence is generated with a predetermined time duration and at predetermined intervals of time.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A device as set forth in claim 5, wherein the frequency of generating said stimulus during said second stage in correspondence with said periodically generated signal decreases with time.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein said reactions to be measured are selected from the group consisting of: brain waves, electrocardiogram, electric resistance of the skin, skin temperature, plethysmograph pulse waves, and electromyogram.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein said signal generating means generates a signal containing a message suggesting a physical condition of the subject, and wherein said stimulus generating means generates a physical stimulus which enforces the physical condition suggested by said message.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
123 words
An autogenic training and treating apparatus comprising: first stimulus generating means for applying a therapeutic stimulus to an affected part of a subject, second stimulus generating means for applying to the affected part of said subject a negative stimulus to lessen the effect of said therapeutic stimulus, and sequence control means for controlling said first and second stimulus generating means in first and second stages, wherein (a) in the first stage, the therapeutic stimulus and negative stimulus are simultaneously and intermittently generated in accordance with a constant rhythm and in such an intensity relation that the therapeutic effect of the former is predominant, (b) in the second stage, said therapeutic stimulus is intermittently omitted from the stimulus application cycle with said constant rhythm.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
123 words
An autogenic training and treating apparatus comprising: first stimulus generating means for applying a therapeutic stimulus to an affected part of a subject, second stimulus generating means for applying to the affected part of said subject a negative stimulus to lessen the effect of said therapeutic stimulus, and sequence control means for controlling said first and second stimulus generating means in first and second stages, wherein (a) in the first stage, the therapeutic stimulus and negative stimulus are simultaneously and intermittently generated in accordance with a constant rhythm and in such an intensity relation that the therapeutic effect of the former is predominant, (b) in the second stage, said therapeutic stimulus is intermittently omitted from the stimulus application cycle with said constant rhythm.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 10, wherein the intensity of the therapeutic stimulus in the second stage is lower than that in the first stage.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 10, wherein the frequency of omitting the therapeutic stimulus in the second stage is increased with time.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 10, wherein said therapeutic stimulus heats the affected part and wherein said negative stimulus cools the affected part.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 10, wherein said therapeutic stimulus cools the affected part and wherein said negative stimulus heats the affected part.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
135 words
An autogenic training and treating apparatus comprising: rhythmic signal generating means for applying with a constant rhythm to a subject a notification signal first stimulus generating means for applying a therapeutic stimulus to an affected part of a subject, second stimulus generating means for applying to the affected part of said subject a negative stimulus to lessen the effect of said therapeutic stimulus, and sequence control means for controlling said first and second signal generating means in first and second stages, wherein (a) in the first stage, the therapeutic stimulus and negative stimulus are simultaneously and intermittently generated in accordance with a constant rhythm and in such an intensity relation that the therapeutic effect of the former is predominant, (b) in the second stage, said therapeutic stimulus is intermittently omitted from the stimulus application cycle.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
135 words
An autogenic training and treating apparatus comprising: rhythmic signal generating means for applying with a constant rhythm to a subject a notification signal first stimulus generating means for applying a therapeutic stimulus to an affected part of a subject, second stimulus generating means for applying to the affected part of said subject a negative stimulus to lessen the effect of said therapeutic stimulus, and sequence control means for controlling said first and second signal generating means in first and second stages, wherein (a) in the first stage, the therapeutic stimulus and negative stimulus are simultaneously and intermittently generated in accordance with a constant rhythm and in such an intensity relation that the therapeutic effect of the former is predominant, (b) in the second stage, said therapeutic stimulus is intermittently omitted from the stimulus application cycle.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
27 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein the intensity of the therapeutic stimulus in the second stage is lower than that in the first stage.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein the frequency of omitting the therapeutic stimulus in the second stage is increased with time.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein said therapeutic stimulus heats the affected part and wherein said negative stimulus cools the affected part.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
25 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein said therapeutic stimulus cools the affected part and wherein said negative stimulus heats the affected part.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
24 words
An apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein said rhythm signal generating means produces a metronome sound and music having a similar rhythm.
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