What is a Non-Invasive Medical Device?
Healthcare providers use many different technologies to search for the cause of your medical illness. It starts with old school techniques like asking you questions about your problem and performing a physical examination. Often, we need more information to help use find the most likely cause of your issue, especially if there are several possibilities (“a differential diagnosis”). For example, feeling exhausted and dizzy can be symptoms of common mild diseases such as stress, poor diet or viruses. The same symptoms can also be signs of more serious issues like heart disease, stroke or cancer. So, your provider orders more tests to figure out the most likely cause for your medical symptoms.
Additional information can be obtained by examining you from the outside (X-ray, ultrasound, MRI) or from the inside (blood drawing, injection of contrast agents, placements of catheters). Studies that require needles or catheters are called invasive studies because we “invade” your body with medical equipment or chemicals. Studies done from the outside without needles or catheters are classified as “non-invasive”. Patients prefer non-invasive studies since no one likes needles or catheters. EMF disturbance technology is an example of a “non-invasive” device since we don’t use needles or catheters.
The term “non-invasive” device is not really accurate, however. X-ray machines expose your body to X-ray radiation. Too much X-ray exposure increases your risk of cancer. Ultrasound sends sound waves into your body. High-energy ultrasound waves can destroy kidney stones but can also injure normal tissue. MRI sends high-frequency magnetic energy into your body. If you have metal objects inside your body (pacemaker, bullet), the MRI energy can move or damage the object. So, “non-invasive” studies use various kinds of energy that invisibly “invade” your body during the study. The FDA has written strict guidelines for “non-invasive” devices using X-ray, sound waves or magnetic energy to insure your safety during a “non-invasive” study.
EMF disturbance technology is a “non-invasive” medical device. EMF does not use needles or catheters. The device exposes the patient to low-frequency electromagnetic energy. The exposure is similar to wireless cellphone chargers, only at a lower energy frequency. The FDA and other government agencies have studied this kind of electromagnetic energy exposure and have come to the conclusion that devices that emit this kind of electromagnetic energy are safe enough to be used in the home of consumers. Because EMF disturbance is an innovative or “disruptive” technology, we have committed to a series of safety trials for both veterinary and human patients. The non-invasive nature of our technology should be a plus for patient satisfaction. But, safety of our patients is the most important principle in the development of EMF disturbance technologies. You can follow us on this journey as we begin our clinical trials in 2024.
