2019
Assisi Animal Health unveils its new line of Calmer Canine® products, which employs a unique tPEMF signal, reducing inflammation in the anxiety center of the brain.
A trial published in the Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association found that using the Assisi Loop to treat dogs with intervertebral disc disease resulted in improved wound healing, a 50% reduction in opioid administration, and zero side effects.14
1998
FDA approves PEMF for urinary incontinence and muscle stimulation7
The Nobel Prize for Medicine and Physiology was awarded to three American pharmacologists: Robert F. Furchgott, Louis J. Ignarro and Ferrid Murad for their work on nitric oxide as a signaling molecule in the cardiovascular system.8
1970s
Arthur A. Pilla, PhD develops a relatively low-powered PEMF device – a bone growth stimulator (BGS) – to heal recalcitrant factures.4 (1970)
FDA approves PEMF for the healing of nonunion fractures.5 (1979)
The Assisi LOOP’s patented signal targeting the upregulation of nitric oxide was developed by the late Dr. Arthur Pilla of Columbia University and cleared by the FDA for treating non-healing fractures.6 (1979)
1830s
Michael Faraday, a British chemist and physicist, discovers electromagnetic induction. The basic law of induction postulated by Faraday is later named “Faraday’s Law,” 1 (1831)
Tesla publishes “The Electrical Engineer” and discusses invention of magnetic loop coil, still used today; led to magnetic strength being measured in Teslas (T).2 (1898)