General Description of the Biotechnology

The technology is designed to inject pulsed electromagnetic fields into the human biological system with benefit to that system.

In human fracture problems pulsed electromagnetic fields have been shown to be unquestionably beneficial. Strong evidence is accumulating for beneficial effects in other disorders, including osteoarthritis, nerve regeneration, loosened artificial hips, wound healing and other inflammatory conditions.

According to the fundamental laws of electromagnetism as formulated by the Scot, James Clerke Maxwell, over one hundred years ago, there are only three ways to cause an electric current to flow through any system, biological or otherwise:

• It can be done directly, as when electrodes are implanted on either side of a fracture and connected to a battery. This works and the bone heals.
• It can be done inductively, as when a coil, or two coils, are positioned around a fracture and then charged with an alternating current. The ensuing creation and then collapse of the magnetic fields around the coils induces an electric current across the fracture gap and the bone heals.
• It can be done capacitively, as when plates are positioned on either side of the fracture gap and charged either positively or negatively with alternating current. This is the method that Biotronics Research has utilized in its delivery system, the Matrix II. Using this system, the bone heals.

In all systems, the bone heals. Why the Matrix II is a clear advance in the method of delivery of such fields is described in the sections to follow.

The Matrix II

The Matrix II utilizes elegant electronic design and simplicity of construction in a unique and innovative approach to electromagnetic stimulation. It clearly represents a significant advance in the art of the tools of healing.

Because the design includes the biological system as part of the circuitry, maximal and optimal absorption of power is assured. Its patented electronic circuitry is highly efficient with a 97% recapture of energy from one electrode to the other, the net result being effective power injection into the biological system as well as prolonged battery life.

The Matrix II is highly versatile. Its' durable, compact and lightweight construction makes it truly portable. Because the created fields are homogeneous, targeting affected tissue is easy and involves simply placing the self-adhesive electrodes such as to bracket the area under treatment.

The Matrix II has proven highly effective in difficult fracture cases, loosened hip prostheses and chronic inflammatory conditions such as tennis elbow and lower back pain. It has demonstrated its' ease of use and effectiveness in hundreds of such cases.

In brief, the Matrix II is a device for delivering electromagnetic energy to the biological system that has proven itself to be dependable, simple to use, effective and safe.