Abstract: The present invention is aimed to scientifically examine a change of a living body by exposing the living body in an electric field generated by a high voltage (such an action will be hereinafter also referred to “electric field exposure”), elucidate a detailed mechanism of action of a therapeutic effect by a potential therapeutic device, and find out its new use applications.

Abstract: A culture apparatus and cultivation method are provided which enable liquid materials such as cells or blood plasma to be evenly cultivated by making current density uniform. The culture apparatus comprises a vessel 14 having a predetermined capacity with a lower electrode 16 placed on its bottom, a cover 17 disposed in a vertically opposite direction to the vessel 14 for hermetically sealing the vessel 14 by covering the vessel 14 from above and comprising an upper electrode 18 provided opposite to the lower electrode 16, a culturing member 20 fit into the vessel 14 comprising almost in its center a hollow 21 that has a capacity made by a predetermined cross section area; a filter 25 provided between the vessel 14 and the culturing member 20, and a power source device for applying a predetermined voltage to the lower electrode 16 and the upper electrode 18 to let a current flow between the both electrodes.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and devices for treating disorders with electric current or electric field therapy. The invention uses applied electric current or current induced by an external electric field to alter ionic concentrations and modulates at least one G-protein-coupled receptor. The invention is useful, for example, for treating hyperproliferative and cardiovascular disorders and for ameliorating the effects of stress.

Abstract: A culture apparatus and cultivation method are provided which enable liquid materials such as cells or blood plasma to be evenly cultivated by making current density uniform.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for inspecting microbes, etc. including, as an apparatus for detecting microbes, etc., a cultivating device, an image taking-in device, and an arithmetic processing unit, in which an image of a medium to be inspected obtained from a sample collected from a substance or a physical solid having proper color microbes or the medium subjected to illumination treatment, dyeing treatment, etc. prior to or after cultivation in accordance with necessity is separated into the three primary colors, or the like, then, chromatic information of histogram, color and hue for each primary color are calculated, and the information thus obtained is compared with integrated data obtained by combining second data of generic information of microbes, etc. with first data of microbes, etc.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric potential therapy apparatus for applying a high voltage to respective areas of a human body for treatment and control method of an optimal dose amount for a human body area. An electric potential therapy apparatus comprises an electric potential treatment device provided with a main electrode and an opposed electrode; a high voltage generation apparatus for applying a high voltage to these respective electrodes; induced current control means for causing an extremely small amount of induced current to flow in respective areas composing a human body trunk with control of the body surface electric field by varying the applied voltage to be applied to the main electrode and opposed electrode and the distance between the opposed electrode and the human body trunk surface; and a power source for driving the high voltage generation apparatus.

Abstract: A device for opening and closing the seating plate of the lavatory unit of the seat type wherein the unit is provided with only the seating plate. The device includes a spring for connecting a movable member attached to the unit body with the seating plate freely swingably pivoted on the unit body at one end rim thereof, an opening mechanism for moving the movable member to reverse the urging direction of the spring from its seating-plate-closing direction to its seating-plate-opening direction, and a closing mechanism for causing the seating plate to be closed. When the opening mechanism is made operative, the urging direction of the spring is reversed to open the seating plate. When the unit is provided with the seating and the cover plate.

Abstract: An electric field therapy apparatus having electrodes connected to a pair of output terminals characterized in that an intermediate point between the output terminals is connected, as a voltage point, ground. With this arrangement, each of the electrodes can be constructed so as to make withstand voltage to ground small, and the electric potential difference between the electrodes can be made large.

Abstract: An electrode assembly for use in electric field therapy apparatus comprises arranging between a pair of opposed electrodes an appropriate number of auxiliary electrodes with a certain distance interposed therebetween and containing all of these electrodes thus arranged in an insulating material, and enables electric field to be applied to a desired sick part of human body to be treated by selectively using pairs of these electrodes and effective electric field therapy to be attained due to the presence of the auxiliary electrodes which serve to prevent the electric field from being diffused.

Abstract: A therapeutical apparatus using electric field comprising a main electrode vertically arranged at the head side of mat on which a patient lies or accommodated in a housing arranged at the head side of a bed on which the patient lies. A further electrode fixedly or movably arranged at the foot side of the mat or the bed, insulating cords connected with the electrodes, respectively, so as to enable voltage to be applied to the electrodes, a checking point arranged adjacent to the main electrode and including a conductive plate, and a detecting means arranged between the conductive plate and the main electrode and rendered operative when the checking point is touched by his finger of the patient.

Abstract: An apparatus for therapeutical treatment and stimulation of muscles in a human body comprises a housing containing a low-frequency oscillating electric circuit having dry cells as power source and an electrode section having two electrodes electrically connected and replaceably associated with the housing. The apparatus has a construction of compact and small size adapted for therapeutical and stimulating treatment by electric charge applied to the muscles with the electrode section contacted to muscle portions so as to remedy pain and fatigue in the muscles and strengthen the muscles by stimulation.