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US 2013/0096469 A1Published application
Ultrasound neuromodulation treatment of obesity and eating disorders
OwnerDavid J. Mishelevichinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and systems for non-invasive neuromodulation using ultrasound to treat obesity and eating disorders. The neuromodulation can produce acute or long-term effects. The latter occur through Long-Term Depression (LTD) and Long-Term Potentiation (LTP) via training. Included is control of direction of the energy emission, intensity, frequency, pulse duration, pulse pattern, and phase/intensity relationships to targeting and accomplishing up regulation and/or down regulation.
Claims19
A method of deep-brain neuromodulation using ultrasound stimulation, the method comprising:
- aiming one or a plurality of ultrasound transducer at one or a plurality of neural targets, and
- applying pulsed power to the ultrasound transducer via a control circuit,
- whereby the condition treated is selected from the group consisting of obesity and eating disorders.
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