Electronic device for treating epileptic individuals
OwnerPhotios Anninos, Nicolaos Tsagas +1inventors
InventorsPhotios Anninos, Nicolaos Tsagas, Panayiotis Koutsikos
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Abstract
A device suitable for treating epileptic individuals to inhibit epileptic seizures is disclosed. The device utilizes information pertaining to the location and characteristics of an epileptic individual's epileptic foci as determined by a SQUID, and applies magnetic fields to the foci of an appropriate intensity and frequency to inhibit seizure activity.
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An electronic apparatus for the treatment of an epileptic individual, having an epileptic focal point skull distribution, intensity and frequency as determined by use of a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID), to inhibit seizure activity, the apparatus comprising:
- generating means for generating an alternating low voltage and substantially the same frequency as a magnetic field determined to be emitted from each said epileptic focal point;
- emitting means electrically connected to said generating means for emitting a magnetic field to the skull of the epileptic individual at the skull coordinates of each epileptic focal point, said emitting means comprising a plurality of coils;
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- microprocessor means electrically connected to said emitting means for selecting a number of said plurality of coils to which to apply the generated voltage and for regulating the intensity, frequency and waveform of a current applied to the selected coils such that each selected coil emits a magnetic field of substantially the same intensity and frequency as a magnetic field emitted by an epileptic focal point.
An electronic apparatus for treating an epileptic individual, having an epileptic focal point skull coordinate distribution, intensity and frequency as determined by a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID), to inhibit seizure activity, the apparatus comprising:
- generator means for generating an alternating voltage and a frequency of from about 2 Hz to about 7 Hz;
- a plurality of coil means for emitting a magnetic field to the skull of the epileptic individual at the location of the epileptic focal points;
- microprocessor means electrically connected to said emitting means for selecting a number of said plurality of coils to which to apply the generated voltage and for regulating the intensity, frequency and waveform of a current applied to the selected coils such that each selected coil emits a magnetic field of substantially the same intensity as a magnetic field emitted by an epileptic focal point and of a frequency of from about 2 Hz to about 7 Hz;
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- means for storing the epileptic focal point skull distribution, intensity and frequency information, and for inputting the stored information into said microprocessor means.
An electronic apparatus for treating an epileptic individual, having an epileptic focal point skull coordinate distribution, intensity and frequency as determined by a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID), to inhibit seizure activity, the apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of generator means, each of which is adapted to generate an alternating voltage and a frequency of from about 2 Hz to about 7 Hz;
- a plurality of groups of coil means for emitting a magnetic field to the skull of the epileptic individual, each of said groups of coil means including a plurality of coils and each of said plurality of coils being adapted to emit a magnetic field of from about 2 Hz to about 7 Hz;
- a first microprocessor means electrically connected to said emitting means for selecting a number of said plurality of coils to which to apply the generated voltage and for regulating the intensity, frequency and waveform of a current applied to the selected coils such that each selected coil emits a magnetic field of substantially the same intensity and frequency as magnetic field emitted by an epileptic focal point;
- means for storing the epileptic focal point skull distribution, intensity and frequency information, and for inputting the stored information into said first microprocessor means;
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- a second microprocessor means for controlling the operation of said first microprocessor means.
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