# US 2008/0306325 A1 · Method and apparatus for magnetic induction therapy > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2008/0306325 A1 - Document ID: US20080306325A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 11/866,329 - Filed: 2007-10-02 - Published: 2008-12-11 - Earliest claimed: 2006-10-02 - Assignees: EMKinetics, Inc. - Inventors: Daniel R. Burnett; Christopher Hermanson - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080306325A1 ## CPC - A61N 1/3603: {Control systems} - A61N 2/006: {for magnetic stimulation of nerve tissue} - A61N 2/02: using magnetic fields produced by coils, including single turn loops or electromagnets (A61N2/12 takes precedence) - A61N: ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY (measurement of bioelectric currents A61B; surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body A61B18/00; anaesthetic apparatus in general A61M; incandescent lamps H01K; infrared radiators for heating H05B) ## Abstract An energy emitting apparatus for providing a medical therapy includes one or more energy generators, a logic controller electrically connected to the one or more energy generators, and one or more sensors for detecting electric conduction in a target nerve that are connected to the logic controller. The one or more energy generators produce energy focused on the target nerve upon receiving a signal from the logic controller, and the energy is varied by the logic controller according to an input provided by the one or more sensors. In one embodiment, the energy emitting apparatus is an apparatus for magnetic induction therapy that includes one or more conductive coils disposed in an ergonomic housing that produce a magnetic field focused on the target nerve upon receiving an electric current from the logic controller based on an input provided by the one or more sensors. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for magnetic induction therapy comprising: one or more conductive coils disposed in a housing; a logic controller electrically connected to the one or more coils; and one or more sensors connected to the logic controller for detecting electric conduction in a target nerve, wherein the one or more conductive coils produce a magnetic field focused on the target nerve upon receiving an electric current from the logic controller, and wherein the electric current is varied by the logic controller according to an input provided by the one or more sensors. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing is a flexible wrap, a cradle, or a garment. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more coils are overlapping. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more coils are disposed in different positions in the housing, the different positions influencing the direction of the magnetic field. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more coils are movable within the housing to optimize magnetic flow to the target nerve. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the one or more coils are movable manually by acting on an actuator, or are movable automatically by the logic controller according to the input provided by the one or more sensors. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein the one or more coils are movable and lockable in position. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors are disposed within the housing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors are independent of the housing. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electric current is varied by the logic controller to control amplitude, frequency, or direction of the magnetic field, or firing sequence of the one or more coils. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more sensors are configured as one or more patches applied to a patient's skin. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more coils comprise one or more inductive coils that are external to a patient's body, and wherein comprising one or more inductive coils are implanted into the patient's body and inductively coupled to the external inductive coils. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein power is transmitted from the external coils to the internal coils to recharge or activate an implantable device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the electric current is varied by the logic controller according to an input provided by the one or more sensors and is further varied according to a second input provided by a patient in response to a muscular response of the patient. ### Claim 15 A method of magnetic induction therapy comprising the steps of: providing one or more conductive coils disposed in a housing, a logic controller electrically connected to the one or more coils, and one or more sensors connected to the logic controller, the one or more sensors being capable of detecting electric conduction in a target nerve; disposing the housing on a first portion of a patient's body; disposing the one or more sensors on a second portion of the patient's body; and causing the one or more conductive coils to produce a magnetic field focused on the target nerve upon receiving an electric current from the logic controller, the electric current being varied by the logic controller according to an input provided by the one or more sensors. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the first and second body portions are the same. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of adjusting the disposition of the one or more coils in the housing, thereby optimizing the focusing of the magnetic field on the target nerve. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprising the step of varying the electric current according to a muscular response in the patient. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein providing the one or more conductive coils comprises providing the one or more conductive as one or more inductive coils external to a patient's body, further comprising the step of providing one or more inductive coils implanted into the patient's body and inductively coupled to the one or more external inductive coils. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, wherein the therapy is applied to a nerve selected to from the group consisting of the nerve that affects overactive bladder, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, obesity, depression, hypertension, pain, back pain, restless leg syndrome, Guillain Barre syndrome, quadriplegia, paraplegia, and neuralgia. ### Claim 21 An energy emitting apparatus for providing a medical therapy, the apparatus comprising: one or more energy generators; a logic controller electrically connected to the one or more energy generators; and one or more sensors connected to the logic controller, the one or more sensors being capable of detecting electric conduction in a target nerve, wherein the one or more energy generators produce energy focused on the target nerve upon receiving a signal from the logic controller, and wherein the energy is varied by the logic controller according to an input provided by the one or more sensors. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The energy emitting apparatus of claim 21, wherein the energy is a magnetic energy, electrical energy, ultrasound energy, infrared energy, visible energy, or ultraviolet energy. ### Claim 23 (depends on 21) The energy emitting apparatus of claim 21, wherein the one or more energy generators are movable and lockable in the housing for optimizing the focusing of the energy on the target nerve. ### Claim 24 (depends on 21) The energy emitting apparatus of claim 21, wherein at least one energy generator is placed transcutaneously or transcutaneously. ### Claim 25 (depends on 21) The energy emitting apparatus of claim 21, wherein the one or more energy generators comprise an electrical pulse controller.