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`CLAIMS
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`1.
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`A method for stimulating muscle of a patient’s body comprising:
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`placing a magnetic applicator proximate to the muscle, with the patient’s
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`body not restrained;
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`transferring a magnetic stimulation signal to the muscle;
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`generating an active response in the muscle;
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`wherein the active response is at least a partial contraction of the muscle
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`contraction; and
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`wherein the stimulation causes myorelaxation of the muscle during the
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`10
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`stimulation.
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`2.
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`3.
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`The method of claim 1 wherein the method causes pain relief.
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`The method of claim 1 wherein the magnetic stimulation signal has a
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`repetition rate of at least 100 Hz.
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`4.
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`5.
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`The method of claim 3 wherein the repetition rate is at least 180 Hz.
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`The method of claim 4 wherein the muscle is healthy muscle and the
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`magnetic stimulation signal is transferred only into healthy muscle.
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`6.
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`The method of claim 1 wherein the magnetic stimulation signal has a
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`constant magnetic flux density or a constant repetition rate.
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`7.
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`The method of claim 6 wherein the magnetic stimulation signal has a
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`repetition rate which causes an adaptation of the muscle.
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`15
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`20
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`8.
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`The method of claim 1 wherein the at least partial muscle contraction is an
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`isometric muscle contraction.
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`9.
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`The method of claim 8 further including transferring a magnetic stimulation
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`signal to the muscle at a repetition rate of at least 100 Hz after the isometric muscle
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`contraction.
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`10.
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`The method of claim 1 wherein the transferring step lasts at
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`least 5
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`seconds.
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`11.
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`A method for stimulating a target biological structure of a patient’s body
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`including:
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`body;
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`placing a magnetic applicator proximate to at least a part of the patient’s
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`10
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`15
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`20
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`transferring a magnetic stimulation signal to the target biological structure,
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`without actively moving any part of the patient’s body;
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`generating an active response of the target biological structure;
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`wherein a repetition rate of the magnetic stimulation signal exceeds a
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`repetition rate resolution of the target biological structure.
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`12.
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`The method of claim 11 wherein the magnetic stimulation signal has a
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`repetition rate sufficiently high so that a plurality of discrete pulses of the magnetic
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`stimulation signal
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`is perceived by the target biological
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`structure as continuous
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`stimulation.
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`13.
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`The method of claim 11 wherein the magnetic stimulation signal
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`is
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`modulated in a magnetic flux density domain, a repetition rate domain and/or impulse
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`duration domain.
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`14.
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`The method of claim 11 wherein the repetition rate is at least 100 Hz.
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`15.
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`The method of claim 14 wherein the repetition rate is at least 150 Hz.
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`16.
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`17.
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`18.
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`19.
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`The method of claim 15 wherein the repetition rate is at least 200 Hz.
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`The method of claim 11 further comprising generating an envelope.
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`The method of claim 17 wherein the envelope is triangular.
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`The method of claim 18 wherein the triangular envelope is used for
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`treating of a denervated muscle.
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`20.
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`The method of claim 19 wherein the magnetic flux density and the
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`repetition rate are selected to minimize causing contraction of healthy muscle.
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`21.
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`A method for stimulating a target biological structure of a patient’s body,
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`10
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`15
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`including:
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`body;
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`placing a magnetic applicator proximate to at least a part of the patient’s
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`transferring a magnetic stimulation signal to the target biological structure;
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`generating an active response of the target biological structure;
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`wherein a stimulation improves movement of a joint by causing a
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`myorelaxation effect
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`to at
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`least a spastic muscle in a vicinity of a functional
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`joint
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`blockade to treat the functional joint blockade and/or changing at least one rheological
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`property of synovial fluid, and wherein the patient is not restrained or restricted from
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`movement during the treatment.
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`22.
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`The method of claim 21 wherein the rheological property of synovial fluid
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`20
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`is dynamic property of synovial fluid.
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`23.
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`A method for stimulating a target biological structure of a patient’s body,
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`including:
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`body;
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`1:50 to 1:4.
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`placing a magnetic applicator proximate to at least a part of the patient’s
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`transferring a magnetic stimulation signal to the target biological structure;
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`generating an active response of the target biological structure;
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`wherein a duty cycle of the magnetic stimulation cycle is in the range of
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`24.
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`The method of claim 23, wherein the duty cycle of
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`the magnetic
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`stimulation signal is at least 1:40.
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`25.
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`The method of claim 24, wherein the duty cycle of
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`the magnetic
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`stimulation signal is in the range of 1:20.
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`26.
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`The method of claim 25, wherein the duty cycle is at least 1:16.
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`27.
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`The method of claim 26, wherein the duty cycle is at least 1:8.
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