The curatron pemf machines are approved by health authorities for medical therapy for human applications in europe according to the medical device directive 93 42 eec and licensed as medical devices according to health canada.
Fda approved pemf devices.
The devices are manufactured according to iso 13485 for good manufacturing practice.
On october 13th 2015 the fda reclassified pemf devices from their existing class 3 category to a class 2 status and most pemf devices that are sold today in the united states are fda registered as wellness devices.
Additionally pemf is approved by the fda for treatment of bone damage depression and joint pain.
In 2011 the fda approved pemf therapy for treatment of brain cancer.
On october 13th 2015 the fda reclassified pemf devices from their existing class 3 category to a class 2 status and most pemf devices that are sold today in the united states are fda registered as wellness devices.
In 1998 the fda approved pemf therapy for urinary incontinence and muscle stimulation.
Most often very high intensity pemf devices are fda approved such as the neurostar which can be used to fight depression.
That being said with these fda approved pemf devices we can make sure that the fda does approve the therapeutic use of pulsed electromagnetic fields for many health conditions.
Pemf therapy can improve these health issues in many different ways and on many different levels such as chemical magnetic mechanical and electrical.
However this is not a bulletproof guarantee of quality since the fda sometimes withdraws its approval for safety reasons.
So no single device is better than another relative to fda registration.
With regard to soft tissue damage in 1995 siskin and walker offered a list of clinical tests.
In 2013 the fda approved pemf therapy for use in the treatment of migraine headaches.
In usa the mrs and imrs series are registered and regulated with the fda.
The fda approves many drugs that subsequently have to be withdrawn for safety reasons.
Fda approval and oversight is not necessarily a guarantee of value or safety either.
All pemf devices imported into the united states have to have fda registration.
That being said there are some fda approved pemf devices so we know that the fda does approve of the use of electromagnetic fields for therapeutic use.