Apparatus for performing deep brain stimulation with a high frequency electric field
AssigneeUCL Business PLC
InventorsVirgilio Valente, Andreas Demosthenous, Richard Bayford
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Abstract
One embodiment of the invention provides a method and apparatus for performing deep brain stimulation with an electromagnetic field. The includes an electrode assembly having multiple electrodes and a phased array system for driving the electrodes to generate the electromagnetic field. By controlling delays within the phased array system, the generated electromagnetic field can be steered to a desired region of the brain.
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An apparatus for performing deep brain stimulation with an electromagnetic field, the apparatus including an electrode assembly having multiple electrodes and a phased array system for driving the electrodes to generate the electromagnetic field, wherein the phased array system generates a high frequency sinusoidal signal for supply to the multiple electrodes, wherein the phase of the signal is staggered between different electrodes to steer the electromagnetic field.
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