US3468301A - Magneto-sonic disintegrator of diamagnetic material - Google Patents

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Sept. 23, 1969 F. D. HOLLAND MAGNETO-SONIC DISINTEGRATOR OF DIAMAGNETIC MATERIAL Filed Nov. 14, 1966 .J FRED D. HOLLAND r Qvawwon) 3,468,301 MAGNETO-SONIC DISINTEGRATOR F DIAMAGNETIC MATERIAL Fred D. Holland, Houston, Tex., assignor to Calcium Removal, Inc., Houston, Tex., a corporation of Texas Filed Nov. 14, 1966, Ser. No. 594,248 Int. Cl. A61b 17/52 U.S. Cl. 128l.5 Claims ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE The disclosure applies treatment pads, having magnetic means therein, in opposition across a body member to dislodge diamagnetic particles therein; opposed transformer outputs being connected to the respective magnetic and sonic means, with respective transformer inputs being supplied current through sonic and magnetic circuitry.

This invention relates to a magneto-sonic disintegrator of diamagnetic materials and in particular to such a disintegrator which is adapted to dislodge or loosen the diamagnetic material into a solution or fluid accumulation by magnetic action, thence to displace or transfer onward the diamagnetic material by mechanical vibrations corresponding with sonic vibrations from which the mechanical vibrations have been originated.

It is thus a primary object of the invention to provide a magneto-sonic disintegrator adapted to loosen or dislodge accumulations or diamagnetic material to be displaced and transferred on by sonic vibrations as converted to mechanical vibrations.

It is a further and important object of the invention to provide a magneto-sonic disintegrator of this class which, in detail, causes or tends to cause the molecules of a diamagnetic material to move into, or assume a direction with axis normal to, or across the lines of force between the poles of oppositely facing magnets, the molecules thus undergoing re-orientation in degree to break them away or loosen them from their original dispositions.

It is is also an object of the invention to provide a magneto-sonic disintegrator of this class which applies sonic waves converted to mechanical waves or vibrations matching the natural resonant frequency of the mass of re-orientat'ed molecules, to keep them moving away from their source of dislodgement.

It is a particular object of the invention to provide a magneto-sonic disintegrator of this class which is adapted to dislodge and move deposits of diamagnetic material as calcium, as deposited in bodies, the material being displaced into the fluid stream and being driven on by sonic originated vibrations as converted to mechanical vibrations.

Other and further objects will be apparent when the specification hereunder is considered in connection with the drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of the elements involved in an aptly operative form or embodiment of the invention, including the applicators for applying treatment to the left hand of a human being; and

FIG. 2 is a circuit diagram of the adapter or application of the invention and showing the disposition of the magneto with relation to each other, the member treated therebetween not being shown for purposes of clarity.

As applied, considering an arthritic deposit, in the left hand, as indicated in FIG. 1, calcium crystal structures in the joints are to be dissolved by placing them in a magnetic field, ,and then removal time can be speeded up by placing them in a sonic field at the same time they are under the influence of the magnetic field, the sonic circuitry being tuned to the natural resonant frequency of the crystal transducers which are physically adjacent to States Patent 0 the areas of treatment, thus more readily to break the dislodged diamagnetic calcium content deposits away from the area of accumulation after dislodgement.

The sonic field also works in cooperation with any means that may be available to further displace or transport the dislodged material as the vibratory forces evolved by the sonic field have wider application and longer ranges of effective transmission than in the case of the magnetic field, which is limited to the effective areas of lines of flux between the two electromagnets, as within the upper and lower pads 91, 92 and not shown in FIG. 1. The application of the pads to the hands, as indicated in FIG. 1, shows that a fluid or viscous material 140 is applied between the contact surface of the pads and the The viscous material may be any conventional neutral cleaning cream or the like which has enough substance to cover the hand fairly evenly beneath the transducer crystals 98, 99, the crystals themselves being spread out in fact and not shaped as indicated diagrammatically in FIG. 2. The viscous material insures that the sonic vibrations, as converted to mechanical vibrations pass uniformly from the transducers over the area of the pad which covers the hand.

Referring now to the drawings, the sonic circuitry 11 and the magnetic circuitry 12 are indicated in broken lines being housed or contained in a single treatment control box or housing 13. A single insulator cord 14, also in broken lines, as indicated are carrying therein respective positive and negative conductors 15a, 15b from a conventional volt, 60 cycle source of alternating current electricity. This cord 14 connects into conventional means, as a CONVERTER indicated by reference numeral 16, within the box 13, which, by way of the requisite rectifiers and transformers, provides a relatively lower reduced voltage, as 12 volts DC, and a relatively higher reduced voltage, as 45 volts DC. for the sonic oscillator, and provides volts DC. and also the lower, or 12 volts DC, for the magnetic oscillator circuit.

Respective insulated conductors 17, 18 and 19 provide the negative 12 volts D.C., negative 45 volts DC. and the common positive 12 volts DC. and 45 volts D.C. connections to the respective sonic oscillator switches S S and S also respective insulated conductors 20 and 21 provide positive 120 volts DC. and 12 volts D.C. connections to the respective magnetic oscillator switches S S while an insulated conductor 22, to be further described hereinbelow, provides the common negative from the magnetic oscillator circuitry 12 back to the CONVERTER 16, or the equivalent of a conventional negative connection which may be grounded, as to the box 13.

As indicated by heavy broken lines, the respective switches or wafers S S and 5, may be mounted and aflixed to common shaft or axis, also the respective switches or wafers 8,, S may be mounted on a common shaft or axis, and thus the sonic circuitry and magnetic circuitry may be separately controlled. Or alternatively, as indicated by the dot-dash line 139 in FIG. 1, all of th switches or wafers S S S S and S may be mounted on a common shaft or axis, and thus turned between an off, a first on and a second on position, by means accessible from the exterior of the box 13.

The sonic oscillator circuitry 11 includes an oscillator network 23 which is set operative by a conventional relaxation type tank circuit 24 between the low voltage negative conductor 25 and common positive 26, the tank circuit 24 including a conventional variable resistor 27 and tank capacitor 28. As indicated by the broken line circle 27A, the variable resistor 27 is adjusted from the exterior of the box 13, to a desired frequency, as say 100 kilocycles per second.

A UJT or unijunction transistor circuit 29 is provided adjacent the tank circuit 24 which includes a UJT transistor 31 with negative base 13 connected to the resistance 30; an emitter E connected by a conductor 35 to the tank circuit 24, and with positive base B connected to a resistance 32 which completes the transistor circuit 29 to the common positive 26.

The firing of the first transistor 31 propagates oscillation, and for amplification the transistor circuit 29 is coupled by a circuit 40, including a capacitor 36 therein, to the base B of an NPN type, amplification transistor 37. The collector C of the transistor 37 is connected to the negative conductor 25, and a variable resistor 38 has one end connected to the emitter E while the other end is connected to the positive conductor 26.

A biasing circuit 33 is provided for the transistor 37 to extend between the negative and positive conductors 25, 26, such circuit being tied in centrally to the coupling circuit 40 and including a negative biasing resistance 39 and a positive biasing resistance 34. The amplification transistor 37 of the oscillator network 23 is coupled by a circuit 42, including a capacitor 43 therein, immediately to the base B of a transistor 46 in a transistor circuit 47 of the amplifying network 44. As indicated by the broken line circle 38A, the variable resistor 38 is adjusted from the exterior of the box 13 to regulate the voltage efiective from the negative 12 volts, upon the successive network.

The collector C of the transistor 46 is connected to one end of the primary winding 49 of a first or phase splitting transformer 48, the other end of which is connected to a junction J, to be hereinbelow described. The emitter E of the transistor 46 is connected to the junction between a resistor 53 and a capacitor 54 in parallel circuits which connect to the common positive conductor 26.

A biasing resistance circuit 55, in parallel with the transistor circuit 47, has its negative biasing resistor 56 connected to the aforesaid junction I, while on the opposite side of the junction of the circuit 55 with the coupling circuit 42, a positive biasing resistor 57 is included to make connection with the common positive conductor 26.

Also a circuit 59 is included by the network 44 and has one end connected to the common positive conductor 26 and the other end connected to the junction J, the circuit 59 having a blocking condenser 60 therein, as will be hereinbelow described. The junction J is connected, by a circuit 51 having a voltage regulating resistor 52 therein, to the negative conductor, and thus when the switches S S are in second and third positions, a negative 12 volts is impressed over the network 23 across the conductors 25, 26, while a negative 45 volts, as regulated by the resistor 52, is impressed over the network 44, across the conductors 50, 26.

By virtue of conversion and amplification of the preceding circuitry, the direct current from the converter 16 has been converted to alternating current as transmitted by the split coil secondary circuit 58 of the transformer 48, and the aforesaid capacitor or condenser 60 blocks direct current flow into the network 44.

The circuits 47, 55, 59, of the network 44 have in parallel therewith, across the 45 volt conductors 50', 26, a driver network 80, with the phase splitter circuit 61, including the phase splitter resistor 62 therein connecting at one end to the common positive conductor 26, and connecting at the other end to the centerpoint of the secondary winding 58 of the transformer 48. The opposed ends 58a, 58b of the secondary winding 58 each have connected thereto a parallel pair of connecting resistor circuits, as 63, 64 connected to the end 58a, and 65, 66 connected to the end 58b, the respective resistor circuits 63, 64, 65, 66 having respective filter resistors 71, 72, 73 and 74 therein, the resistor circuits making immediate connection, respectively, to the respective bases B B 4 B and B of respective NPN type transistors 75, 76, 77 and 78.

The driver network 80 also includes parallel pairs of filter resistors 79, 81 and S2, 83, which extend from the common positive conductor 26 to the respective emitters E E E and E of the respective transistors 75, 76, 77 and 78. Also parallel extending pairs of conductors 67, 68, and 69, 70 extend from the respective transistor collectors C C and C C to respective junctions with the respective ends of the primary winding 84 of an output transformer 85, while the driver or two stage, pullpush type amplifier network 80 is completed by a connection 86 from the centerpoint of the transformer winding 84 to the 45 volt negative conductor line 50.

As a consideration of the sequences of elements may indicate, the transistors 75 and 77 are included in the first stage, and the transistors 76 and 78 are included in the second stage, of the two stage, pull-push type amplifier network 80.

A treatment circuit 90 is connected to operate through treatment pads 91, 92 to be placed on opposite sides of a member or object to be treated. A variable condenser 88 in a condenser circuit 89 across the secondary transformer windings 87, may be set, as by screw-driver adjustment before starting treatment, thus to adjust the impedance of the output via the transformer 85 with the maximum impedance of the treatment transducers, to be hereinbelow described. On the other hand, the impedance of the networks 44, 80 is adjusted to conform with the impedances aforesaid by adjustment of the control 38A.

The treatment circuit conductors 96, 97, extend to a female receptacle or outlet 96a from the box 13, and a plug 97a of a coaxial cable 93 is insertable into the receptacle 96a, thus the conductors 96, 97 are carried from the junctions at the ends of the transformer secondary windings 87 and variable condenser circuit 89, to extend through the respective cables 93a, 93b, and to be connected at the pads 91, 92 to the respective positive and negative junctions of parallel transducer circuits 94, 95. The transducer circuit 94 is indicated as extending through the upper pad 91 and as having a barium titanite type crystal 98 therein, and the transducer circuit is indicated as extending through the under pad 92 and as having a barium titanite type crystal 99 therein.

The magnetic oscillator network 100 is supplied low voltage DC. (12 v.) through connections between the positive conductor 101 and the common negative conductor 22, the switches S S being in third position. The network 100 includes a tank circuit 103 having a variable resistor 104 and a condenser 105 therein. The network 100 includes, parallel to the tank circuit 103, a circuit 102 including a resistor connected to the positive 12 volt conductor 101, and in series with the resistor 110, two parallel circuits 108, 111 with positive side ends connected to the resistor 110, and with negative side ends connected to the common negative or ground line 22. The circuit 108 is a transistor circuit which propagates the oscillation from the tank circuit 103, and includes the UJT transistor 107 therein. The positive base B of the UJT type transistor 107 is connected to the positive side end of the resistor 110, while the negative base B of the transistor 107 is connected to a voltage regulating resistance 109 which in turn connects with the common negative or ground conductor 22. The tank circuit 103 is connected by means of a coupling conductor 106 to the base E of the U] T type transistor 107.

The circuit 111, parallel to the circuit 108, includes the DC. blocking capacitor 114 therein, connected to the negative side of the resistor 110 at its positive side end, and connected to an end of the primary winding 112 of a coupling transformer 113 at its negative side end, the other end of the primary winding 112 being connected to the common negative or ground conductor 22.

The low voltage across the tank circuit 103 is regulated by a control 104A, indicated in broken dotted lines as being accessible from the exterior of the box 13. When the switch S is turned to third or second on position, the amplified low value AC. voltage may discharge through the storage capacitor 114. This voltage is regulated by the control 104A and the amplified discharge is directly by way of the output or secondary winding 116 of the transformer 113, into a pulsing network 115.

The pulsing network 115 is effective when the switches S and S are in the third, or second on position, the network 115 including a current limiting resistor 119 in parallel with the SCR network 120, with the aforesaid current limiting resistor circuit 119 parallel connected with the SCR network circuit 120, resultantly being in series with a storage capacitor 122 on the negative side thereof and connected to the common negative or ground conductor 22.

The D.C. component of the oscillating current from the network 100 joins with the storage capacitor 122 discharge through the SCR rectifier 120 so that the high voltage (120 volts) impressed across the conductors 118, 22 is rectified to distinct pulses to be transmitted on to the treatment pads 91, 92.

In this network 115 a surge limiting resistor 134 and a blocking diode 126 are provided in a circuit 134a, parallel to the secondary winding 116 of the transformer 113. Also, a by-pass circuit 135a is provided parallel to the circuit 134a, and has a surge limiting resistor 135 and blocking diode 127 therein, the circuits 134a, 135a protecting the SCR 120 from fiyback voltage resulting from switching transients, while D.C. may fiow through to join the D.C. of circuit 129.

It thus follows that the low voltage oscillation network 100 may be regulated and adjusted so that it may control the high voltage discharge, as rectified by the rectifier diode of the SCR 120, and thus substantial pulsed D.C. voltage is discharged at advantageous predetermined in tervals via the conductors 122, 123, to the coils of electromagnets, not shown in FIG. 1.

As indicated in FIG. 1, the conductors 122, 123 connect into a female receptacle 122a in the box 13, and are continued in an insulated cord or cable 124 having a plug end 123a for connection into the recptacle 122a. At the pads 91, 92 the cord 124 terminates and the respective conductors 123, 122 therein are connected into the respective induction coils 124, 125 embedded in the respective upper and lower pads 91, 92, magnets 130, 131 also being embedded in the respective pads 91, 92 with the embedded coils 124, 125 extending respectively therearound. A connection conductor 128 connects the midpoints of the coils 124, 125 opposite their points of connection to the respective conductors 123, 122, and thus the coils 124, 125 are series connected.

Under conditions when treatment may be of a nature to dictate a greater current flow is needed about the electromagnets 130, 131, the coils 124, 125 may be connected in parallel circuits in which case the conductor 122 is shown connected to the cross-connection conductor 128 while the opposite sides of the coils 124, 125 are connected by a connection coil 123'.

Obviously when the switches are turned to the first on or second position, so that steady positive direct current voltage is applied to the induction coils 124, 125, it will be desirable to adjust this voltage, and for this purpose a variable resistance 132 is provided in the D.C. conductor 20 between the CONVERTER 16 and the switch S Also, the variable resistance 132 is regulated by a control 132A indicated by the broken line circle in FIG. 1 as being accessible from the exterior of the box 13.

Also, since it is desirable that the magneto-sonic disintegrator should not be turned on simply by plugging the conductors 15a, 15b into a conventional power supply outlet, a control 139 is provided across the conductor 15b, such switch being accessible from the exterior of the box 13, thereby to turn on the power supply to the 6 CONVERTER 16, only when the apparatus is ready to be put in service.

The invention is not limited to the circuitry set forth as exemplary, nor to the sequence of switch functions, nor to the overlapping of the application of the various voltages. Rather the invention is not limited by any specific circuitry and apparatus and arrangement thereof as long as such may fall within the broad spirit of the invention, and within the broad scope of interpretation claimed for, and merited by the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. Apparatus comprising magnetic circuitry for dislodging diamagnetic particles and comprising sonic circuitry and transducer means at mechanical frequencies corresponding with sonic circuitry developed frequencies for dispersing said particles, said apparatus comprising opposed treatment pads for disposition on opposite sides of a member having accumulated diamagnetic particles therein, each pad having embedded therein magnet means, induction coil means therearound and an aforesaid transducer means, said transducer means being parallel connected and impedance matched by an output transformer connected thereto, said induction coils being electrically connected and also being connected to said magnetic circutry for selectively receiving steady, positive D.C. voltage current and positive D.C. voltage current pulsed thereto, said apparatus including converter means to convert conventional alternating current to low and higher negative voltage D.C. for sonic circuitry actuation, and to high and low positive voltage D.C. for magnetic circuitry actuation, said magnetic circuitry including a low positive D.C. actuated oscillation network and a high positive D.C. actuated rectifier network, and conductor means therefrom and from said steady, positive D.C. voltage connecting with circuit completing means to said induction coil means, and said sonic circuitry including a low negative D.C. actuated oscillation network, and a higher negative D.C. actuated intermediate and two stage push-pull amplification network to said output transformer, and conductor means from said output transformer connecting with circuit completing means to said transducers.

2. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said negative and positive voltage supply circuits are switch actuated by switch means co-axially disposed whereby in a first operative position steady, high positive D.C. voltage current is supplied to said induction coils while low and higher negative D.C. voltage current is supplied to said sonic circuitry, and in a second operative position high and low positive D.C. voltage current is supplied to said magnetic circuitry and low and higher negative D.C. voltage current is supplied to said sonic circuitry.

3. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said induction coils are connected in series by conductor means extending between said pads.

4. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said induction coils are connected in parallel by a pair of conductor means extending between said pads.

5. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said converter means, said magnetic circuitry, and said sonic circuitry are contained in a single housing.

6. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said circuit completing means to said transducers comprises a coaxial cable type connection cord plugged connected to said conductor means from said output transformer, and in which said circuit completing means to said induction coils comprises a connection cord plug connected to said conductor means from said oscillation and rectifier networks and from said steady, positive D.C. voltage.

7. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said sonic circuitry includes means to match the impedance of said output transformer circuit with the maximum impedance of said transducers.

8. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said converter means, said sonic circuitry and said magnetic circuitry are contained in a single housing, switch means being provided with said circuitry and accessible from the exterior of said housing to adjust said sonic circuitry oscillations and low voltage, to adjust said magnetic circuitry oscillations, to control said magnetic circuitry high positive steady voltage, and to turn on power supply alternating current to said converter.

9. Apparatus as claimed in claim 1 in which said sonic circuitry includes a tank circuit having an adjustable resistance therein, and in which said sonic circuitry oscillations are adjustably controlled by adjustment of said included tank circuit adjustable resistance,

10. Apparatus as claimed in claim lin which said magnetic circuitry oscillations are adjustably controlled by adjustment of an included tank circuit adjustable resistance.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,283,285 5/ 1942 Pohlman. 3,219,029 11/1965 Richards et a1. 128-420 X 3,358,676 12/ 1967 Frei et a1. 128-13 FOREIGN PATENTS 689,156 3/ 1953 Great Britain. 871,672 6/ 1961 Great Britain.

WILLIAM E. KAMM, Primary Examiner

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