When electricity became popular there were many quack devices produced that claimed to cure anything and everything. A couple showed up on Antiques Road Show. This one may make it on in 50 years or so.
When I first showed up here, gene therapy was the rage. You had to go to Thailand. And it was more bucks. That has gone quiet.
Take a look for any papers on micro-electric. They may be a basis for turning your loss over to an attorney/solicitor.