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US 2014/0235927 A1Published application
Unilateral coils for deep transcranial magnetic stimulation
AssigneeBrainsway, Ltd.
InventorsABRAHAM ZANGEN, YIFTACH ROTH
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Abstract
A coil for transcranial magnetic stimulation which is location-specific for unilateral brain regions is designed with multiple spaced apart stimulating elements having current flow in a first direction, and multiple return elements having current flow in a second direction which is opposite the first direction. The multiple stimulating elements and return elements are distributed on one side of a central axis of the coil.
Claims11
A coil for magnetic stimulation of a body part, the coil comprising:
- an axis defining a central portion of the body part;
- a base portion positioned on a side of said axis, said base portion including multiple spaced apart stimulating elements said multiple stimulating elements nested within one another and configured to carry electrical current in substantially a first direction;
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- a return portion including multiple return elements, wherein each of said multiple return elements corresponds to one of said multiple stimulating elements, and wherein each of said multiple return elements is configured to carry electrical current in substantially a second direction, wherein said second direction is an opposite direction to said first direction, wherein said return portion is spaced a distance away from said base portion.
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A method of treating a disease, the method comprising:
- placing a unilateral coil on a body part, said unilateral coil including an axis defining a central portion of the body part, a base portion positioned on a side of said axis, said base portion having multiple spaced apart stimulating elements said multiple stimulating elements nested within one another and configured to carry electrical current in substantially a first direction, and a return portion having multiple return elements, wherein each of said multiple return elements corresponds to one of said multiple stimulating elements, and wherein each of said multiple return elements is configured to carry electrical current in substantially a second direction, wherein said second direction is an opposite direction to said first direction, wherein said return portion is spaced a distance away from said base portion;
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- stimulating the body part using said unilateral coil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.