US Patent No: 5,106,361

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Method and apparatus for controlling the growth of non-osseous non-cartilaginous solid connective tissue

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Abstract

An apparatus and method for regulating the growth of connective tissue proper in vivo are provided. The apparatus includes a magnetic field generator and a magnetic field detector for producing a controlled, fluctuating, directionally oriented magnetic field parallel to a predetermined axis projecting through the target tissue. The field detector samples the magnetic flux density along the predetermined access and provides a signal to a microprocessor which determines the average value of the flux density. The applied magnetic field is oscillated at predetermined frequencies to maintain a preselected ratio of frequency to average flux density. This ratio is maintained by adjusting the frequency of the fluctuating magnetic field and/or by adjusting the intensity of the applied magnetic field as the composite magnetic flux density changes in response to changes in the local magnetic field to which the target tissue is subjected. By maintaining these precise predetermined ratios of frequency to average magnetic flux density, growth characteristics of the target connective tissue proper are controlled.

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LIFE RESONANCES, INC.BOZEMAN, MT27

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Liboff, Abraham R Birmingham, MI 26 792
McLeod, Bruce R Bozeman, MT 28 803
Smith, Stephen D Lawrenceburg, KY 49 1301

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