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Title:
NON-INVASIVE METHOD OF SPINAL INTERVENTION AND USE OF DEVICES EFFECTIVE FOR SPINAL INTERVENTION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2011/145069
Kind Code:
A4
Abstract:
A non-invasive spinal and upper cervical impulse treatment device comprising a stylus configured to apply a repetitive sinewave impulse on a vertebrae of a patient within specified ranges of feree, acceleration and frequency, the stylus also configured to allow alignment with a treatment vector derived by a processor. The device is integrated within an assembly comprising a body imaging device, a processor, a controller and an actuator. The preferred ranges for the impulse characteristics are: a force within the range of 5.5 to 12.2 Newtons, preferably within the range of 8 to 12 Newtons, a shear acceleration within the range of 0.5 to 5 g, preferably below 2.2 g, and a frequency within the range of 5 to 175 Hertz, preferably between 50 and 110 Hertz. Treatment conditions may be varied depending upon the size of the patient, which includes human and veterinary patients.

Inventors:
DESMOULIN GEOFFREY T (CA)
HUNTER CHRISTOPHER J (CA)
Application Number:
PCT/IB2011/052190
Publication Date:
January 12, 2012
Filing Date:
May 19, 2011
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Assignee:
OPTIMA HEATH SOLUTIONS INTERNAT CORP (CA)
DESMOULIN GEOFFREY T (CA)
HUNTER CHRISTOPHER J (CA)
International Classes:
A61H1/00; A61B6/04; A61H23/02; A61H37/00; A61B5/055; A61B6/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
THOMSON, Gordon (1027 Pandora AvenueVictoria, British Columbia V8V3P6, CA)
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