Patient interface device for generating therapeutic magnetic fields
US5792040A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 1996 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 23, 2016 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61N2/02
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A patient interface device provides a single coil having two generally opposed flange regions which generate a large area, uniform magnetic field. The coil includes a magnetic field sensor for determining the magnetic field intensity between the flanges. The wire windings in the flanges may be distributed in various cross-sectional profiles.
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