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US 2014/0235928 A1Published application
Central base 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 medial brain regions or lateral 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 are distributed around a central axis of the coil.
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A coil for magnetic stimulation, the coil comprising:
- a base portion including
- a central axis defining a base portion right side and a base portion left side, wherein said base portion right side is positioned on a right side of said central axis and said base portion left side is positioned on a left side of said central axis,
- multiple right side stimulating elements, said right side stimulating elements positioned in said base portion right side, said multiple right side stimulating elements configured to carry electrical current in substantially a first direction, and
- multiple left side stimulating elements, said left side stimulating elements positioned in said base portion left side, said multiple left side stimulating elements configured to carry electrical current in substantially said first direction;
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- a return portion including
- multiple right side return elements, wherein each of said right side return elements corresponds to one of said multiple right side stimulating elements, and wherein each of said multiple right side 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, and
- multiple left side return elements, wherein each of said left side return elements corresponds to one of said multiple left side stimulating elements, and wherein each of said multiple left side 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 for treating a neurophysiological condition, the method comprising:
- identifying a subject suffering from a neurophysiological condition;
- placing a coil on said subject's head, the coil including a central axis and right and left side stimulating elements on two sides of the central axis and right and left side return portions corresponding to the right and left side stimulating elements, respectively;
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- activating said coil to stimulate a deep region of said subject's brain.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.