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US 2014/0235926 A1Published application
Circular coils for deep transcranial magnetic stimulation
AssigneeBrainsway, Ltd.
InventorsABRAHAM ZANGEN, YIFTACH ROTH
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Abstract
A transcranial magnetic stimulation coil which is location-specific for frontal lobe regions, occipital lobe regions, parietal lobe regions, right temporal regions and left temporal regions is designed with multiple spaced apart stimulating elements having current flow in a substantially circular direction, and multiple return elements having current flow in substantially the same circular direction.
Claims9
A coil for magnetic stimulation of a body part, the coil comprising:
- a base portion including substantially parallel multiple stimulating elements, said base portion configured to encircle at least a portion of a first section of a body part and to provide electrical flow in a substantially circular path;
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- a return portion including substantially parallel multiple return elements, said return portion configured to encircle at least a portion of a second section of the body part, wherein said second section is different than said first section, and to provide electrical flow in a continuation of the substantially circular path of said base portion.
A method of treating a disease, the method comprising:
- placing a circular coil on a body part, said circular coil including a base portion having substantially parallel multiple stimulating elements, said base portion configured to encircle at least a portion of a first section of a body part and to provide electrical flow in a substantially circular path, and a return portion having substantially parallel multiple return elements, said return portion configured to encircle at least a portion of a second section of the body part, wherein said second section is different than said first section, and to provide electrical flow in a continuation of the substantially circular path of said base portion;
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- stimulating the body part using said circular coil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.