Claims
- 1. A flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use, comprising:
- a flexible pad having an active surface including permanent magnetic particles embedded therein with said magnetic particles forming at least one magnetic zone of north polarity and a plurality of magnetic zones of south polarity;
- said at least one magnetic zone of north polarity and said plurality of magnetic zones of south polarity being positioned contiguous with one another; and,
- said at least one magnetic zone of north polarity being contiguous with at least three of said zones of south polarity.
- 2. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity are each between 4 mm-10 mm in width.
- 3. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity are each quadrilateral in shape.
- 4. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 3, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity are each rectangular in shape.
- 5. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 1, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity alternate radially and circumferentially.
- 6. A flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use, comprising:
- a flexible pad having an active surface including permanent magnetic particles embedded therein with said magnetic particles forming at least one magnetic zone of south polarity and a plurality of magnetic zones of north polarity;
- said at least one magnetic zone of south polarity and said plurality of magnetic zones of north polarity being positioned contiguous with one another; and,
- said at least one magnetic zone of south polarity being contiguous with at least three of said zones of north polarity.
- 7. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 6, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity are each between 4 mm-10 mm in width.
- 8. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 6, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity are each quadrilateral in shape.
- 9. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 8, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity are each rectangular in shape.
- 10. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 6, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity alternate radially and circumferentially.
- 11. A flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use, comprising:
- a flexible pad having an active surface including permanent magnetic particles embedded therein with said magnetic particles forming at least one magnetic zone of north polarity and a plurality of magnetic zones of south polarity;
- said at least one magnetic zone of north polarity and said plurality of magnetic zones of south polarity being positioned contiguous with one another; and,
- said at least one magnetic zone of north polarity being contiguous with at least four of said zones of south polarity.
- 12. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 11, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity are each between 4 mm-10 mm in width.
- 13. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 11, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity are each quadrilateral in shape.
- 14. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 13, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity are each rectangular in shape.
- 15. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 11, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity alternate radially and circumferentially.
- 16. A flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use, comprising:
- a flexible pad having an active surface including permanent magnetic particles embedded therein with said magnetic particles forming at least one magnetic zone of south polarity and a plurality of magnetic zones of north polarity;
- said at least one magnetic zone of south polarity and said plurality of magnetic zones of north polarity being positioned contiguous with one another; and,
- said at least one magnetic zone of south polarity being contiguous with at least four of said zones of north polarity.
- 17. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 16, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity are each between 4 mm-10 mm in width.
- 18. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 16, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity are each quadrilateral in shape.
- 19. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 18, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity are each rectangular in shape.
- 20. The flexible magnetic pad for therapeutic use according to claim 16, wherein said magnetic zones of north polarity and said magnetic zones of south polarity alternate radially and circumferentially.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/427,733, filed Apr. 24, 1995, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,514,072, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/276,876, filed Jul. 18, 1994, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/158,607, filed Nov. 29, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/990,927, filed Dec. 14, 1992, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,277,692, which is continuation of application Ser. No. 07/823,149, filed Jan. 21, 1992, now abandoned.
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