AMENDED CLAIMS

received by the International Bureau on 23 April 2018 (23.04.2018)

What is Claimed :

1. A method for reducing blood viscosity and/or suppressing turbulence in blood flow comprising :

applying a unidirectional magnetic field to a flow of blood in a direction parallel or antiparallel to a direction of the flow of blood ; and

maintaining the application of the unidirectional magnetic field to the flow of blood until a blood viscosity along the direction of the flow of blood is reduced by a predetermined amount and/or the turbulence in the blood flow is suppressed by a predetermined amount.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the unidirectional magnetic field has a strength of 1 Tesla or greater.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the maintaining comprises maintaining the application of the unidirectional magnetic field for a predetermined period of time.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the unidirectional magnetic field has a strength of 1.33 Tesla, and the predetermined period of time is at least fifteen minutes.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the maintaining comprises maintaining the application of the unidirectional magnetic field until chains of blood cells are formed along the direction of the unidirectional magnetic field.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the blood viscosity along the direction of the flow of blood is reduced to be within a range of 3.0-4.0 cp.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the unidirectional magnetic field is applied to a limb of the patient,

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the unidirectional magnetic field is applied with an annular magnet encircling the patient's limb.

9. A system for reducing blood viscosity and/or suppressing turbulence in blood flow comprising :

an annular magnet sized to encircle a portion of a patient's body, the magnet adapted to generate a unidirectional magnetic field in a region within the annular magnet, the unidirectional magnetic field having a strength sufficient to reduce the blood viscosity in the portion of the patient's body by a predetermined amount and/or suppress turbulence in the blood flow by a predetermined amount.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the unidirectional magnetic field generated by the annular magnet has a strength of 1 Tesla or greater.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the annular magnet is sized to encircle a limb of the patient. 15

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the annular magnet is a magnet selected from a group consisting of an electromagnet, a permanent magnet, and a superconducting magnet.

13. A method for treating rouleaux comprising :

applying a unidirectional magnetic field to blood containing the rouleaux; and

maintaining the application of the unidirectional magnetic field to the blood until the rouleaux are separated.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the unidirectional magnetic field has a strength of 1 Tesla or greater.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the maintaining comprises maintaining the application of the unidirectional magnetic field for a predetermined period of time.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the unidirectional magnetic field has a strength of 1.33 Tesla, and the predetermined period of time is at least one hour.

17. The method of claim 15, wherein the blood is part of a flow of blood within a patient's body.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the unidirectional magnetic field is applied to a limb of the patient.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the unidirectional magnetic field is applied with an annular magnet encircling the patient's limb.

20. The method of claim 17, wherein the unidirectional magnetic field is applied in a direction parallel or antiparallel to a direction of the flow of blood.

21. The method of claim 13, wherein the separation of rouleaux improves a patient's blood oxygen function.

22. The method of claim 1, wherein the blood viscosity reduction and/or turbulence suppression will make the blood flow laminar, lower a patient's blood pressure, cure hypertension, diminish heart murmur, and prevent development of astherosclerosis plaque in blood vessels.