Appeal No. 97-2776
Application No. 08/252,363
may be reversed and applied in the S-pole configuration mode
shown in Figure 6 with the S-poles facing inwardly. Griffin
states that he has found a very substantially different
therapeutic effect when the device is applied in the N-pole mode
as shown in Figure 5 on the one hand; or in the S-pole mode as
shown in Figure 6 on the other hand. Although, the exact reason
is not fully understood, the N-mode configuration has a sedator
effect, reduces pain, relieves muscle spasms, increases joint
motility, mobilizes calcium, and lowers the pH in the affected
tissue; and the S-pole mode stimulates circulation, speeds
healing time, strengthens ailing tissues, and increases the pH
toward a normal, healthy, slightly acid condition. Griffin 9
discloses that while optimum results appear to be obtainable in
the 200 to 600 gauss per square inch range inasmuch as
significant and improved therapeutic benefits are obtainable in
substantially less time than is possible with conventional
treatments, that flux ranges below 200 gauss per square inch may
prove beneficial for some patients with certain kinds of
illnesses and ailments. Griffin states that most of the major10
acute injuries had pain relief in 48 hours where the magnetic
9See column 6, lines 46-59, of Griffin.
10See column 7, line 53, to column 8, line 4, of Griffin.
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