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US 10,272,254 B2Granted
Current diverter for magnetic stimulation of biological systems
AssigneeMoment Technologies, LLC
InventorYoshio Okada
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Abstract
Apparatus and methods which enable the stimulation of neurons oriented in all directions within a biological structure using applied magnetic fields.
Claims11
An apparatus for applying electrical current to a conductive biologic structure located in an environment, the apparatus comprising:
- a conductive medium configured to cover and contact at least a portion of the biologic structure, the conductive medium being selected from a group consisting of a conductive liquid and a conductive gel, the conductive medium having a first surface separating it from the environment;
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- at least one non-conductive solid object fully immersed within the conductive medium, wherein the non-conductive solid object is positioned between the biologic structure and the first surface, the non-conductive solid object having a surface which is neither parallel nor perpendicular to the first surface of the conductive medium, wherein there is no electrical connection to the non-conductive solid object, wherein the non-conductive solid object is configured to produce a secondary source responsive to a magnetic field produced by an electrical current source conveying electrical current to an electrical coil located external to the conductive medium, and wherein the secondary source applies electrical current to the biologic structure.
An apparatus for applying electrical current to a conductive biologic structure, the biologic structure having a surface, the apparatus comprising:
- an electrically-conductive gelatinous material configured to cover and contact a portion of the surface of the biologic structure, said gelatinous material having a thickness and having a surface separating it from the environment, the surface being substantially parallel to the surface of the portion of the biologic structure;
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- a non-conductive solid object fully immersed within the gelatinous material, wherein the non-conductive solid object is positioned between the portion of the surface of the biologic structure and the surface of the gelatinous material, the object having a surface which is neither parallel nor perpendicular to the portion of the surface of the biologic structure, wherein there is no electrical connection to the non-conductive solid object, wherein the non-conductive solid object is configured to produce a secondary source responsive to a magnetic field produced by an electrical current source conveying electrical current to an electrical coil, and wherein the secondary source applies electrical current to the biologic structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.