United States Patent ....

[19] Bakst

[54]...... METHOD FOR REDUCING SENSATION IN A HUMAN BODY PART USING MAGNETISM

[76] ...Inventor: .Alvin A. Bakst, 73-345 Highway 111, Suite 205, Palm Desert, Calif. 92260

[21] Appl. No.: 342,615

[22] Filed: Nov. 21, 1994

[51] Int. Cl……………………………………A61N 2/08

[52] U.S. Cl………………………………..600/9: 600/15

[58] Field of Search…………………..128/898: 600/9-15

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..[11]..... Patent Number: .......5707333
..[45]..... Date of Patent ...................Jan. 13, 1998

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Primary Examiner - Jennifer Bahr
Assistant Examiner - Samuel Gilbert
Attorney, Agent, or Firm - Wood, Heron &
................................................... Evans. L.L.P.

[57] ..........................ABSTRACT

Methods for preventing or reducing sensation originating in a part of a human body through the application of magnetic flux wither to the lumbar-sacral region of the body or to the cervico-dorsal region of the body. For sensation originating in a part of the body at or below, but remote from the lumbar-sacral region, a first method comprises placing at least one source of magnetic flux in close proximity to the lumbar-sacral region and allowing the source to remain there until the desired effect is achieved. For sensation originating in the upper extremities, a second method comprises placing at least one source of magnetic flux in close proximity to the cervico-dorsal region and allowing the source to remain there until the desired effect is achieved.

31 Claims, 2 Drawing Sheets