U.S. patent application number 09/971396 was filed with the patent office on 2003-04-10 for the torsion diagnostic system utilizing noninvasive biofeedback signals between the opertor, the patient and the central processing and telemetry unit.
Invention is credited to Akimov, Anatoly E., Elistratov, Oleg M., Nesterov, Vladimir I..
Application Number | 20030069513 09/971396 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 25518332 |
Filed Date | 2003-04-10 |
United States Patent
Application |
20030069513 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Nesterov, Vladimir I. ; et
al. |
April 10, 2003 |
THE TORSION DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM UTILIZING NONINVASIVE BIOFEEDBACK
SIGNALS BETWEEN THE OPERTOR, THE PATIENT AND THE CENTRAL PROCESSING
AND TELEMETRY UNIT
Abstract
A biofeedback diagnostic system includes a central processing
and telemetry unit and a triggering sensor. The central processing
unit in turn includes a situation-generating block for producing a
series of stimuli and transmitting them in parallel to both a
patient and an operator of the system via a dual peripheral device.
The stimuli can be of magnetic, audio, visual, or other nature. The
triggering sensor is designed to remotely acquire the patient's
feedback to the transmitted stimuli and send a digital signal back
to the central unit. Two biofeedback loops are formed: between the
central unit, the patient, and the triggering sensor; and between
the central unit, the patient, and the operator, who is
interpreting the test results without involving the conscious
reaction of the patient. The triggering sensor includes a noise
generator to detect the patient's brainwaves and a detector channel
equipped with a logoperiodic multi-turn spiral antenna to further
enhance its sensitivity. To improve the patient's intuitive
response, an optoelectronic element is placed of the patient's
forehead and illuminated with a laser light at a frequency equal to
that of the patient's brainwaves theta-rhythm. To isolate the
torsion component of the laser light, a cavity resonator is
employed with a volumetric chamber having a size being some
multiple of the transmission frequency of about 1.45 GHz.
Inventors: |
Nesterov, Vladimir I.; (Omsk
-1, RU) ; Akimov, Anatoly E.; (Moscow, RU) ;
Elistratov, Oleg M.; (Irvine, CA) |
Correspondence
Address: |
Boris Leschinsky
30 West Saddle River Road
Waldwick
NJ
07463
US
|
Family ID: |
25518332 |
Appl. No.: |
09/971396 |
Filed: |
October 5, 2001 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
600/545 ;
600/300 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A61B 5/486 20130101;
A61B 5/377 20210101 |
Class at
Publication: |
600/545 ;
600/300 |
International
Class: |
A61B 005/00; A61B
005/04 |
Claims
What I claim is:
1. A biofeedback diagnostic system comprising: a central processing
and telemetry unit, said unit including a situation-generating
block for producing a predetermined series of stimuli, said unit
also including a dual peripheral means for transmitting said
stimuli in parallel to both an operator and a patient, said unit
further including a means for accumulating signals representing
patient's response to said stimuli, said means for accumulating
having a designation block for assigning specific relative weights
to said signals, and a non-invasive triggering sensor including a
noise generator for remotely detecting patient's brainwaves,
whereby said system allowing to form a first biofeedback loop
between said central processing and telemetry unit, said patient,
and said triggering sensor; and a second biofeedback loop between
said central processing and telemetry unit, said patient, and said
operator.
2. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 1, wherein said
stimuli is selected from a group consisting of magnetic,
electromagnetic, audio, and visual stimuli.
3. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 1, wherein said
triggering sensor further including a detector channel equipped
with a logoperiodic antenna to enhance detection of said patient's
brainwaves.
4. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 3, wherein said
logoperiodic antenna is a multi-turn tapered spiral antenna for
short wave reception at about 1.45 Ghz.
5. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 1 further
comprising an intuition enhancement means for assisting the patient
in generating a response to said stimuli.
6. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 5, wherein said
intuition enhancement means including an optoelectronic
radioelement and a light source directed thereon, said radioelement
adapted for placement on a forehead of said patient.
7. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 6, wherein said
radioelement is a silicon-based field-effect transistor with a
control area being a thin flat channel, said light source being a
laser having the power of less than 5 MW, said laser controlled to
illuminate said control area of said radioelement with pulses of
light with the wavelength of between about 630 and 680
nanometers.
8. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 7, wherein said
pulses of light having a frequency coinciding with the patient's
brainwaves theta-rhythm.
9. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 8, wherein said
intuition enhancement means further including a cavity resonator to
block the electromagnetic component of said pulses of light while
permitting the torsion components thereof to reach the patient.
10. The biofeedback diagnostic system as in claim 9, wherein said
cavity resonator having a volumetric chamber with the size being a
multiple of the wavelength of about 1.45 GHz.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to a biofeedback
medical diagnostic system. More particularly, the system of the
invention utilizes remote noninvasive biofeedback signal between
the operator, the patient, and the CPT (central processing and
telemetry) device to determine a pathological condition of the
patient. The biofeedback signal is generated subconsciously and is
based on device enhanced intuition.
[0002] A variety of medical diagnostic systems are known in the art
to determine the patho-physiological status of the patient in
general and to diagnose a variety of ailments and their state of
progression. A simple example of such a system is a visual
diagnostic device based on critical fusion frequency such as
described in the U.S. Pat. No. 6,129,436 by Treskov or the Russian
Patents No. 339,280 and 1,076,087. In a self-administered test, the
patient can gradually increase the frequency of a blinking light
until the point of fusion is reached and the patient is unable to
distinguish between individual bursts of light. The frequency of
that fusion is indicative of the state of the patient's nervous
system and can be tracked over time to monitor its changes. An
improvement is described in the Russian Patent No. 814,337 wherein
the test is administered before and after a physical exercise. Such
systems have generally limited ability to indicate the variety of
patient's conditions due to the fact that only a part of the
nervous system responsible for processing a visual stimulus is
involved with the test. Such complex phenomenon as a change in
working ability or the state of tiredness of a patient frequently
results from other changes in the nervous system that would go
undetected by such a device.
[0003] The situation of playing a dynamic game is used in various
psycho-physiological evaluation devices to determine the state of a
variety of body functions. Examples include such functions as
attention, memory and vision (Russian Patent No. 825,001); sensing
and motor reactions (Russian Patent No. 850,043); ability to choose
(Russian Patent No. 929,060); the function of following a moving
object (Russian Patent No. 827,029); ability to find the ways out
of the difficult situation (Russian Patent No. 878,258) and even
the predictive abilities (Russian Patent No. 839,488).
[0004] A more comprehensive biofeedback device is described by
Schweizer in the U.S. Pat. No. 4,195,626 and includes application
of a variety of audible, visual, electrical or tactile stimuli in a
specially designed biofeedback chamber. Moreover, a microprocessor
controlled rhythmical pattern of these stimuli is proposed and is
adjusted based on the patient's own reactions.
[0005] Ross et al. in the U.S. Pat. No. 4,690,142 suggests
electro-neurological stimulation of specifically described places
on the skin of the patient. Producing of such tactile stimulation
of the skin is used to generate electrical characteristics of the
organism responsive to a particular condition. The system of the
invention is also used to train the organism to change its reaction
to the stimuli by concentrating on increasing or inhibiting the
tactile sensation.
[0006] An even more sophisticated system involves detecting the
patient's electrical brainwaves via electroencephalogram or EEG as
measured from a number of electrodes attached to the patient's
scalp. Several examples of EEG based biofeedback devices are worth
mentioning here among a large number of such systems described in
the prior art.
[0007] A multiple channel biofeedback computer is described in the
U.S. Pat. No. 4,031,883 by Fehmi et al. which contains a number of
monopolar electrical contacts applied to the scalp and the body of
the patient and a computer for collecting, filtering and amplifying
the electrical signals therefrom. The overall feedback signal is
then presented back to the patient to create awareness of the
function being monitored of for other purposes.
[0008] Ross et al. in the U.S. Pat. No. 4,800,893 describes a
kinesthetic physical movement display in which a number of
electrodes feed their respective signals to an EEG apparatus
equipped with a video display. Generation of kinesthetic physical
movements allows the user to produce desired thought patterns.
[0009] A method for treating a patient using an EEG feedback is
described by Ochs in the U.S. Pat. No. 5,365,939 and involves
selecting a reference site for determining a brainwave frequency
and entraining it in both directions until a predetermined stop
point is reached. Flexibility assessment is then conducted with
respect to the ability of the patient to change the brainwave
frequency.
[0010] A method and device for interpreting concepts and conceptual
thoughts from a brainwave date of a patient and for assisting in
diagnosis of a brainwave dysfunction is described is proposed by
Hudspeth in the U.S. Pat. No. 5,392,788. A system is described to
include a transducer for transmitting a stimuli to the patient, EEG
transducers for recording brainwave signals, and a computer to
control signal presentation, EEG signal recording and analysis. A
comparison is made between the recorded EEG signals and a model of
conceptual perceptional and emotional though or as an alternative
to the known EEG signals from healthy individuals to diagnose a
brain dysfunction.
[0011] A method for determining the intensity of focused attention
is proposed by Cowan et al. in the U.S. Pat. No. 5,983,129 and
includes obtaining a frontal lobe brainwave EEG signal and
subtracting it from a separately obtained reference EEG signal to
produce the attention indicator signal.
[0012] Finally, an electroencephalograph based biofeedback system
is described by Freer in the U.S. Pat. No. 6,097,981 in which a
computer animation is maintained by the computer and presented to
the patient while EEG response signals are simultaneously being
obtained and analyzed. Results of the analysis are then used to
control the animation. A provision is made to send the EEG signals
from the head of the patient or user to the machine by remote
infrared transmitter.
[0013] All the above systems suffer from a number of common
limitations, which stem from their dependence on the conscious
state of mind of the patient. Another limitation is that the
patient himself is used to interpret the biofeedback signal rather
then an independent entity such as an operator. Finally, hardware
is used to obtain the EEG signals and transmit it via a wire or
infrared method to the main data collection and computing
apparatus.
[0014] One further improvement in the accuracy of biofeedback
analysis is described in the Russian Patent No. 759,092 in which
various biofeedback signals are assigned a certain value of
relative weight by a dedicated designation unit acting based on
individual characteristics of each patient or a test subject.
Varying these weight factors allows the apparatus to customize the
results of analysis for each individual user.
[0015] The use of magnetic and electromagnetic fields is also known
in the art to remotely and non-invasively assess certain conditions
of a patient or to influence his state of fatigue and abilities to
perform certain functions.
[0016] Farmer et al. has described a device for monitoring a
magnetic field emanating from an organism in the U.S. Pat. No.
5,458,142. It includes a magnetic field sensor containing a
ferromagnetic core surrounded by a multi-turn fine wire. The sensor
is used to record the magnetic fields of an organism for diagnostic
purposes as well as to control a magnetic field generator in order
to produce a therapeutic magnetic field complimentary to that of an
organism.
[0017] A bio-magnetic analytical system is described by Zanakis et
al. in the U.S. Pat. No. 4,951,674 and includes a number of
fiber-optic magnetic sensors to obtain information about the
magnetic field from various tissues in the body including the
brain.
[0018] A device for influencing an organism is proposed by Hein in
the U.S. Pat. No. 5,108,361 and involves exposing the patient to a
number of short pulsed signals supplied with increasing or
decreasing frequency to stimulate the cerebral waves.
[0019] U.S. Pat. No. 5,769,878 by Kamei suggests a device for
non-invasive enhancing the immuno-surveillance capacity of a person
by supplying a pulsed light to his forehead (while shielding the
eyes) in the frequency range between 0.5 to 13 Hz and preferably in
the frequency of the alpha wave band as measured from the EEG
signals.
[0020] Finally, our Russian Patent No. 2,142,826 describes a method
and device for increasing non-invasively the accuracy and output of
an operator of a bio-location device by using a low frequency
unipolar magnetic field.
[0021] The need therefore exists for a non-invasive diagnostic
system excluding the conscious influence of the patient and his own
interpretation of the biofeedback signal.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0022] Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to
overcome these and other drawbacks of the prior art by providing a
novel non-invasive diagnostic system using a central processing and
telemetry device and an operator to interpret the biofeedback
signal from the patient.
[0023] It is another object of the present invention to provide a
diagnostic system capable of processing the biofeedback from both
the patient and the operator.
[0024] It is a further object of the present invention to provide a
diagnostic system in which the biofeedback from the patient is
collected non-invasively.
[0025] It is yet a further object of the present invention to
provide a diagnostic system in which a device is provided to
enhance the intuition of the patient to facilitate the formation of
the biofeedback signal from to the patient to the apparatus.
[0026] The diagnostic system of the invention includes a central
processing and telemetry (CPT) device capable of providing a
predetermined series of stimuli to both the operator and the
patient. Such stimuli can be chosen of various types depending on
the purpose of evaluation. They can be of optical (such as a screen
of a monitor, a series of light diodes, etc.), sound (via headsets
or speakers), or magnetic nature. A triggering sensor facilitates
the biofeedback formation and transmittal from the patient to the
CPT device via an analog-to-digital converter. Another biofeedback
loop is formed in parallel between the operator and the patient. It
is therefore the operator who is actively participating in the
evaluation and interprets its results. To further increase the
ability of the patient to intuitively cause the triggering sensor
to send the feedback signal, a device called "cadistor" provides an
intuition enhancement. This devise subjects the patient to a series
of small level energy bursts with the frequency preferably
coinciding with the theta rhythm of the patient's brainwaves.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0027] A more complete appreciation of the subject matter of the
present invention and the various advantages thereof can be
realized by reference to the following detailed description in
which reference is made to the accompanying drawings in which:
[0028] FIG. 1 is a general block-diagram of the diagnostic system
of the present invention, and
[0029] FIG. 2 is a general block-diagram of the triggering sensor
of the diagnostic system.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE
INVENTION
[0030] A detailed description of the present invention follows with
reference to accompanying drawings in which like elements are
indicated by like reference letters and numerals.
[0031] FIG. 1 shows the main block-diagram of the proposed system
of the present invention. A CPT device 10 contains a
situation-generating block designed to output a predetermined
series of stimuli, also called "information codes" and transmits it
through a dual peripheral device to both the operator 20 and the
patient 30 (shown as dotted lines on FIG. 1). A number of
appropriate peripheral devices can be employed with the system
depending on the nature of the information code. Examples of such
peripheral device include but not limited to: a magnetic induction
coil for modulated magnetic field transmission, headsets or
speakers for audio transmission, video monitor or a light display
for visual signal transmission such as an image of the evaluated
organ for example, etc. It is essential to point out that such
information codes are transmitted to both the operator 20 and the
patient 30, a unique feature of the diagnostic system of the
invention.
[0032] A triggering sensor 40 collects the biological response from
the patient 30 as an analog signal (solid line on FIG. 1), converts
it into a digital one and sends it back to the CPT unit
(dash-and-dot line on FIG. 1) as will be described in more detail
below. The CPT unit is also equipped with the designation block for
assigning specific relative weights to the input signals from the
sensor 40 depending on individual characteristics of the
patient.
[0033] Cadistor 50 is designed to work directly with the patient 30
to facilitate the work of the triggering sensor 40. It consists of
a silicon-based semi-conductive transistor crystal acting as
optoelectronic radioelement when illuminated by a light source such
as a laser. Preferably, a silicon field-effect transistor is used
in which a control area is in the form of a thin flat channel. When
a laser light is directed at cadistor, an abrupt temporary short
circuit is formed in the semiconductor and a small level of energy
is released. Repeating of that process with high frequency caused
periodic releases and accumulation of the energy. It has been
established that the preferred wavelength of laser light is between
630 and 680 nanometers, the laser power should be below 5 MW and
most importantly the light pulsation has to coincide with the
theta-rhythm of the patient's brainwaves.
[0034] The cadistor is placed on the forehead of the patient about
1/2 of an inch above the nose and the eyes and symmetrical
therebetween. Appropriate eye shielding and other precautions are
recommended to avoid damage by the laser. The laser source is
located only about 5-6 inches from the patient's forehead and is
directed onto the cadistor placed on the patient's head as
described above. Activation of periodic illumination of the
cadistor with the laser light causes periodic release of the
energy, which in this situation was clearly shown to increase the
intuitive potential of the patient. It is also important to orient
the cadistor properly is space relative to one of the elements of
the triggering sensor 40, namely its antenna.
[0035] In the above-described situation, both the electromagnetic
and the torsion components of the laser light are directed at the
patient. To block the electromagnetic component, a cavity resonator
is deployed which prevents the electromagnetic component from
getting through while forming and directing the torsion component
as the only stimulus to effect the patient (dashed line on FIG. 1).
The cavity resonator is typically made of metal and has a
volumetric chamber with the size selected to be a multiple of the
wavelength of the incoming signal, preferably about 1.45 GHz.
[0036] FIG. 2 depicts the general block-diagram of the triggering
sensor 40. It consists of a sensing element 41, integrator 42,
source of electrical current 43, differential amplifier 44,
amplifier 45, comparator 46, galvanic decoupling unit 47, and
detector channel 48 designed to increase the influence of the
patient on the sensing element 41. The detector channel 48 in turn
consists of a logoperiodic antenna 48a, mixer 48b, rectifier 48c,
discriminator 48d, and heterodyne 48e.
[0037] The function of the triggering sensor 40 is to sense the
response produced by the patient in reaction to the information
codes supplied by the CPT unit, transform them into a digital
signal and send them back to the CPT unit 10. The sensing element
41 is the noise generator based for example on the radioelement
2G401V that is remotely subjected to the influence of the patient's
brainwaves. A direct electrical current of an optimized value in
the range of only several microamps, preferably between 1 and 5, is
provided to power this element by power supply 49. This current is
adjustable and is determined individually during the fine-tuning of
the device in-vitro.
[0038] Electrical current source 43 consists of an operation
amplifier such as for example the type UD25A (made by Voshod
company in Kaluga, Russia) and an adjusting element such as a
bipolar transistor with low noise coefficient, for example the
model KT3107L (made by Eleks company in Alexandrov, Russia) capable
of supplying a consistent level of electrical current which is not
effected by fluctuations of the power source voltage. The choice of
low levels of such current is dictated by the desire to increase
the sensitivity of the device to the outside disturbances.
[0039] The information signal is obtained from the sensing element
41 and taken through an amplifying phase consisting of a
differential amplifier 44 and an amplifier 45. As a result, the
signal is amplified with a total amplification factor of about 30
dB. The sensing element 41 is influenced by both the useful
disturbances and random disturbances such as those from static
electromagnetic fields. To eliminate such random disturbances, a
precision differential amplifier 44 is used as a first phase of
amplification. One possible type of such an amplifier may be INA
128UB by BUR BRAUN in which the signal voltage from the sensing
element 41 is fed onto one input of the amplifier 44 while the
other input is supplied with the same voltage after feeding it
through the integrator 42. As a result, only the useful disturbance
signal is allowed to go through to the next phase of amplification
in the amplifier 45 while the noise signal is filtered out. Any
appropriate commonly known amplifier can be used as an amplifier
45.
[0040] Comparator 46 can be of the type 521SA3 (made by NIIME
company in Zelenograd, Russia) and is designed to transfer the
analog signal from the amplifier 45 into a series of impulses such
as for example in an A-D converter and then transmits it onto a
galvanic decoupling unit 47 for further transformation.
[0041] The need for a galvanic decoupling unit 47 is dictated by
the presence of random fluctuating electromagnetic noise fields
from the power supply lines of the device itself as well as from
other nearby located electrical devices. This device is designed to
separate alternating component from direct current and contains an
optical channel including a photodiode PhD265A and an emitter
AL107B made for example by Diode company in Moscow, Russia.
[0042] The detector channel 48 is designed to increase the
influence of the patient to the sensing element 41. Reception is
conducted in the short wave range, preferably at a frequency of
1.45 GHz , which is known to be in the range of radiowave
transmission by human organs and tissues. Reception element is made
with the help of logoperiodic antenna 48a which has a multi-turn
spiral tapered design to ensure narrow direction of reception but
in a wide range of transmission frequencies. The taper is oriented
with the help of the laser pointer in such a way that its narrow
portion is aimed directly at the middle of the front forehead of
the patient about 1/2 inch above the eyes.
[0043] The mixer 48b is mounted preferably directly onto the
antenna 48a and comprises a series of diodes (such as the type
AA123 made by NIIPP company in Tomsk, Russia) onto which a voltage
is fed from the heterodyne 48e. Such heterodyne is typically a sine
voltage generator and is widely used in radio receivers. It is
tunable simultaneously with the tuning of the oscillatory circuit
of the receiver, to which the antenna is connected. This makes it
possible to mark a stationary value of difference at a frequency
between that of the received signal and the heterodyne signal in
any position of the settings of a radio receiver. An example of an
appropriate heterodyne is the one based on the diode of the type
KA717B-4 produced by Nalchk's PP factory in Nalchik, Russia.
[0044] The rectifier 48c is designed to separate the low frequency
phase from the useful signal, which is in turn fed into the
discriminator 48d such as for example a differential amplifier
INA128UB. Discriminator 48d subtracts the integrated signal from
the raw signal and arrives at informational voltage bursts. Such
voltage bursts are then fed back into the integrator 42 and further
into the current source 43 which changes the value level of the
current and shifts the power current of the sensing element 41.
Such fluctuations of the current of the sensing element 41
ultimately effect the frequency spectrum of its operation and the
frequency range of the useful signal produced thereby.
[0045] The diagnostic system of the present invention functions in
the following way. Upon initiation of the test sequence, the CPT
unit 10 generates information codes as electromagnetic, radio,
audio, or light signals depending on the nature of evaluation. Such
signals or stimuli influence the receptors of the nervous system of
the operator 20 shifting it to a highly sensitive and reactive
state and therefore increasing the strength of a biological
feedback between the operator 20 and the patient 30. The action of
the cadistor 50 assists the patient 30 in generating his influence
as a useful disturbance signal for the sensing element 41 of the
triggering sensor 40 thereby completing a second biofeedback loop
between the CPT unit 10, the patient 30, and the triggering sensor
41.
EXAMPLE OF OPERATION
[0046]
1TABLE 1 Peripheral Magnetic Video Monitor Stereo Headsets Device
Induction Coils Stimuli Electromagnetic Color Sound Impulses
Sequence Frequency of Visual Audio (music Coil notes) Interruptions
1 1.66 Dark Maroon DO 2 2.49 Red RE 3 3.32 Orange MI 4 4.15 Yellow
FA 5 4.56 Green FA-Dies 6 4.98 Light Blue SOL 7 5.81 Blue LA 8 6.64
Violet SI 9 7.47 Dark Violet DO
[0047] Table 1 presents one example of various stimuli to be
generated by the CPT unit 10 of the diagnostic system of the
present invention. The moments in time when each stimuli sequence
begins are all coordinated with each other and with the initiation
of the triggering sensor and cadistor so that the operator and the
patient receive the stimuli and both loops of biofeedback are
formed.
[0048] As a result, the CPT unit accumulates a response of the
patient and the operator so that a database is formed of such
responses for each series of individual stimulus. In case of
electromagnetic impulses, only left part of the patient's brain is
subjected thereto and only to the North portion of the magnetic
impulse.
[0049] The studies conducted by the inventors have shown that the
effect from the patient on the triggering sensor is more
reproducible when the frequency of interruptions of electromagnetic
impulses is close to that of the theta rhythm of the patient's
brainwaves. That frequency tends to fluctuate towards increasing or
decreasing depending on the state of health of the patient. In
fact, a relationship is determined between the deviation in that
frequency and the specific pathological conditions of certain body
systems, selected organs, and even separate cells and chromosome
fragments. Such relationship allows for specific diagnosis of a
variety of pathological conditions. Examples include diagnosis of
protrusions of spinal disks, remote metastases of various cancerous
tumors, broken bones and trauma in general, blood vessel
thrombosis, acute and chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis of liver, and a
large variety of other pathological conditions. It is important to
highlight that such diagnosis is possible to conduct using the
subconscious level of brain function and therefore is independent
of the patient's influence.
[0050] Another possibility of using the apparatus is to collect the
digital signature of an organ as obtained by the triggering sensor
with the library of available signatures collected previously from
normal volunteers. Such comparison allows determining the degree of
pathology and the state of disease development of the organ.
[0051] Further characterization of the disease state is possible
using the following classification method developed by the
inventors:
[0052] Class 0--ideal correlation of the digital signature of the
organ under evaluation with the normal signature on file.
Example--human egg cell at the beginning of the division
process;
[0053] Class 1--the tissue of a healthy embryo before birth
(without any body functions or toxins present);
[0054] Class 2--the tissue of a healthy newborn at the beginning of
its life outside the mother, tissue functioning at the beginning
stages;
[0055] Class 3--actively functioning tissue without toxins
present;
[0056] Class 4--tissue with impaired function, toxin accumulation
is just beginning;
[0057] Class 5--tissue with organic changes in which the toxins are
accumulated within the cells of the tissue and actively restrict
its function; and
[0058] Class 6--extreme and irreversible state of organic damage
and overall tissue disbalance.
[0059] Although the invention herein has been described with
respect to a particular embodiment, it is understood that this
embodiment is merely illustrative of the principles and
applications of the present invention. It is therefore to be
understood that numerous modifications may be made to the
illustrative embodiment and that other arrangements may be devised
without departing from the spirit and scope of the present
invention as defined by the appended claims.
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