General characteristics of the apparatus

AHUMAN NECESSITIES A61Medical science A61MDEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR

A61M2205/00General characteristics of the apparatus

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or electromagnetic field A61M2205/8293Solar A61M2205/84for treating several patients simultaneously