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US 10,293,175 B2Granted
Device including moving magnet configurations
OwnerPeter Andrew Wattersoninventor
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Abstract
This invention relates to devices and methods for the activation of nerve cells and muscles by magnetic induction, and in particular to devices including moving magnets. The devices disclosed may also have other therapeutic, medical and industrial applications.
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A device including a rotatable configuration of magnets wherein rotation of the configuration of magnets about an axis of rotation produces an electric field in a volume around or adjacent to the device, and
- wherein the rotatable configuration of the magnets includes a first magnet and a second magnet wherein the first magnet and the second magnet are cylindrical and diametrically magnetized, the magnetization directions of the first magnet and the second magnet being aligned anti-parallel, and
- wherein an axis of revolution of the cylindrical first magnet and an axis of revolution of the cylindrical second magnet are coaxial, and
- wherein the axis of rotation of the rotatable configuration is coaxial with the axis of revolution of the cylindrical first magnet and the axis of revolution of the cylindrical second magnet, and
- wherein the device includes three coils each spanning approximately 120 degrees about the axis of rotation of the rotatable configuration, two of the coils positioned at one end of the rotatable configuration with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotatable configuration and the third coil positioned at the other end with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotatable configuration, wherein the three coils are arranged substantially on a first side of the rotatable configuration with respect to the axis of rotation, and
- wherein each of the three coils is arranged to receive a current and to thereby produce a related magnetic field, the magnetic fields of the three coils cooperating to interact with the magnetic field of the rotatable configuration of magnets to rotate the configuration of magnets.
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A device including a rotatable configuration of magnets wherein rotation of the configuration of magnets about an axis of rotation produces an electric field in a volume around or adjacent to the device, and
- wherein the rotatable configuration of the magnets includes a first magnet and a second magnet wherein the first magnet and the second magnet are cylindrical and diametrically magnetized, the magnetization directions of the first magnet and the second magnet being aligned anti-parallel, and
- wherein an axis of revolution of the cylindrical first magnet and an axis of revolution of the cylindrical second magnet are coaxial, and
- wherein the axis of rotation of the rotatable configuration is coaxial with the axis of revolution of the cylindrical first magnet and the axis of revolution of the cylindrical second magnet, and
- wherein the configuration of magnets is encased within a containment tube, and comprises supporting bearings located internal to the containment tube, wherein an outer race of the bearings is fixed to rotate with the containment tube, and an inner race of the bearings is fixed to a stationary shaft extending axially inwards from the containment tube.
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A method for producing a therapeutic effect on a subject including rotating a configuration of magnets about an axis of rotation adjacent the subject such that an electric field permeates the subject,
- wherein the configuration of magnets includes a first magnet and a second magnet, and wherein the first magnet and the second magnet are cylindrical and diametrically magnetised, and the magnetisation directions of the first magnet and the second magnet are aligned anti-parallel, and
- wherein an axis of revolution of the cylindrical first magnet and an axis of revolution of the cylindrical second magnet are coaxial, and
- wherein the axis of rotation of the configuration of magnets is coaxial with the axis of revolution of the cylindrical first magnet and the axis of revolution of the cylindrical second magnet, and
- wherein included within the space surrounding the rotatable configuration of magnets are three coils each spanning approximately 120 degrees about the axis of rotation of the rotatable configuration, two of the coils positioned at one end of the rotatable configuration with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotatable configuration and the third coil positioned at the other end with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotatable configuration, wherein the three coils are arranged substantially on a first side of the rotatable configuration with respect to the axis of rotation, and
- wherein each of the three coils is arranged to receive a current and to thereby produce a related magnetic field, the magnetic fields of the three coils cooperating to interact with the magnetic field of the rotatable configuration of magnets to rotate the configuration of magnets.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.