ANGLED TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20240001136A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-01-04

    申请号:US18345614

    申请日:2023-06-30

    IPC分类号: A61N2/02 H01F27/28 A61N2/00

    摘要: The present invention relates to angle-tuned (AT) ring coil devices to reduce the individual coil footprint and improve depth-spread characteristics of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) systems. The AT coil device includes multiple stacked coils, which enhances field strength, reduces the footprint, and increases the field penetration depth by modifying its geometric distribution. Moreover, the AT coil devices demonstrated superior performance for multisite stimulation due to their smaller footprint, making them suitable for multisite stimulations of inter and intra-hemispheric brain regions with an improved spread and less electric field divergence.

    Methods and systems for controlling magnetic fields and magnetic field induced current

    公开(公告)号:US10518098B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-31

    申请号:US15300979

    申请日:2015-04-02

    IPC分类号: A61N2/00 A61N1/40 A61N2/02

    摘要: The present invention discloses methods and systems to control magnetic fields and magnetic field induced currents, and more particularly to provide stimulations within a patient's body, such as deep brain stimulation, in a non-invasive manner and with greater focus and control than has been afforded by prior known methods and systems. In accordance with certain aspects of an embodiment, an array of magnetic coils is provided and positionable about a portion of a patient's body. During operation, at least some of the magnetic coils function as DC coil pairs configured to generate a DC magnetic field, while at least some DC coil of the other magnetic coils function as transient magnetic field generators to generate an induced current within a portion of the patient's body, such as in a region of the patient's brain. The system is configured such that the DC magnetic fields may be used to manipulate the transient magnetic fields, in turn allowing significantly improved control and focus of the induced current within a specifically desired volume of interest within a patient's body.