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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7658704 | Apparatus and methods for delivery of transcranial magnetic stimulation Disclosed are apparatus and methods for delivery of transcranial magnetic stimulation. The apparatus includes a TMS coil which when energized generates an electric field substantially parallel to a long axis of the coil and substantially normal to a surface of the c... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7632225 | System and method of treating stuttering by neuromodulation Stuttering-treatment techniques using neural stimulation and/or drug delivery. One or more electrodes and/or a catheter are implanted adjacent to sites in the brain. A signal generator and the electrode deliver stimulation to a first site. A pump and the catheter de... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7628750 | Actuation and control of limbs through motor nerve stimulation Apparatus for actuating a skeletal muscle of a patient is provided. The apparatus typically includes a plurality of electrodes, which are adapted to be placed in a vicinity of a motor nerve that innervates the skeletal muscle. A control unit, is preferably adapted t... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7614996 | Reducing discomfort caused by electrical stimulation The invention is directed to a novel method for reducing discomfort caused by transcutaneous stimulation. The novel method includes providing transcutaneous stimulation, reducing the transcutaneous stimulation at a first location, and substantially maintaining the t... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7601114 | Apparatus and method for enhancing tissue repair in mammals An apparatus is introduced for the use of enhancing tissue repair in mammals. The apparatus includes a sleeve; an electrically conductive coil; a sleeve support; an electrical circuit configured to supply the coil with a square wave time varying electrical current s... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7591776 | Magnetic stimulators and stimulating coils A stimulating coil for use in the magnetic stimulation of neuro-muscular tissue comprises a self-supporting but flexible conductor in a flexible insulating sheath which can be adjusted by hand to conform the coil to the contours of a selected part of the human body.... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7588529 | Apparatus for treating a patient's body using an electromagnetic field An apparatus for treating a patient, comprising a cylindrical coil (1) for generating an electromagnetic field, the cylindrical coil (1) being arranged so as to accommodate at least part of the patient's body and subject it to said electromagnetic fiel... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7553272 | Apparatus for generating electromagnetic waveforms An apparatus for generating electromagnetic waveforms to stimulate a subject includes a computing device generating digital waveform data. A digital-to-analog converter receives the digital waveform data from the computing device and generates a corresponding analog... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7524276 | Apparatus for treatment with magnetic fields The invention relates to an apparatus for therapeutic treatment of a patient with magnetic fields, in particular with nuclear magnetic resonances. One object is to provide an apparatus for treatment of a patient with magnetic fields, which in particular allows local... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7520848 | Robotic apparatus for targeting and producing deep, focused transcranial magnetic stimulation Techniques for applying electromagnetic energy to deep, targeted areas without overwhelming other areas are provided. One or more coils are moved relative to a target area and magnetic fields are applied to the target from multiple coil locations. As a result, the a... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7517311 | Modulation of protein phosphorylation using electromagnetic fields A method for treating living tissues with electromagnetic fields by subjecting the tissues to be treated with an electromagnetic field that varies as a function of time, and without the need for a corresponding static magnetic field, is provided. ... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7494458 | Means and methods for treating headaches Disclosed is a system and method for treating headaches. The system employs a self-contained, battery operated, readily portable and easy-to-operate head-mounted magnetic depolarizer to generate a transient or time-varying high-intensity magnetic field into and arou... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7479101 | Method for treating an animal using a constant amplitude electromagnetic field A method for treating an animal using a constant amplitude electromagnetic field including: providing at least one constant amplitude electromagnetic field focused at a center location, continuously maintaining an area around the constant amplitude electromagnetic f... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7465269 | Bone growth stimulator A bone growth stimulator is provided. In one embodiment, the device has an elliptically shaped transducer coil. The coil provides increased therapeutic benefit to a wearer. An elliptically shaped housing supports and contains the coil. The housing includes a curvatu... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7428469 | Three-dimensional-information detecting system and three-dimensional-information inputting device A three-dimensional-information detecting system includes a switching portion that sequentially selects sensor coils of a three-dimensional-information detecting device. Electromagnetic coupling is used to perform signal transmission and reception between the sensor... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7410469 | Apparatus and method for ultrasonically and electromagnetically treating tissue The invention relates to apparatus and method for ultrasonically and electromagnetically treating tissue to treat, for example, traumatized tissue or a bone injury. The apparatus includes at least one ultrasonic transducer assembly and at least one electromagnetic c... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407478 | Coil for magnetic stimulation A magnetic stimulator, which may be used as a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) device, and a method for its use are disclosed. The stimulator comprises a frame and an electrically conductive coil having a partially toroidal or ovate base and an outwardly proj... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7396326 | Ferrofluidic cooling and acoustical noise reduction in magnetic stimulators A ferrofluid chamber has a housing that is adapted to be coupled to a component that generates a magnetic field of sufficient strength to stimulate anatomical tissue. In addition, a ferrofluid is disposed within the housing for cooling the component. ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7367935 | Muscle stimulating device and method for diagnosing and treating a breathing disorder A device and method for magnetic stimulation of muscles for the relief of a breathing disorder, such as obstructive sleep apnea is disclosed. Magnetic stimulation is used to stimulate muscles which serve to stabilize the upper airway of an individual whose nocturnal... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367936 | Magnetic stimulators and coils therefor A magnetic coil inductor for use in magnetic stimulators comprises two face-to-face electrically connected windings each having a multiplicity of turns of a respective conductor. Corresponding turns are separated by a gap which typically is of the order of 18 to 20%... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7354748 | Method for treating osteoarthritis and other diseases, defects and injuries of the knee joint A method for applying therapeutic electrical signals and/or electromagnetic fields to a patient's knee for the treatment of osteoarthritis and other diseases, defects and injuries. The device that is used is operable in several modes to deliver signals to the patien... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351194 | Arrangement for influencing magnetic particles An arrangement for influencing magnetic particles in a region of action with the help of an arrangement for generating magnetic fields, by which there is generated a spatially inhomogeneous magnetic field having at least one zone in which the magnetization of the pa... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7338431 | Method and apparatus to stimulate the immune system of a biological entity A system and method for stimulating the immune systems of biological entities in an environment are disclosed. Pulsed electrical currents are generated using an electric current generator. The pulsed electrical currents are fed through an arrangement of electrically... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335156 | Digital electromagnetic pulse generator Method and apparatus are provided for therapeutic administration to body parts digitally generated electromagnetic fields with trapezoidal, square, triangular and sawtoothed and other complex temporal field waveforms that are microcontroller controlled for a range o... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7320664 | Reducing discomfort caused by electrical stimulation The invention is directed to a novel method for reducing discomfort caused by transcutaneous stimulation. The novel method includes providing transcutaneous stimulation, reducing the transcutaneous stimulation at a first location, and substantially maintaining the t... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7300452 | Method for local heating by means of magnetic particles The invention relates to a method as well as to a system for the local heating of a target region of an object by varying the magnetization of magnetic or magnetizable substances. A magnetic field is then generated whose magnetic field strength varies in space in su... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7301440 | Power line communication system and method The present invention provides a device for providing communications through power lines comprised of multiple conductors by transmitting the data signals through a plurality of the conductors. One embodiment of the present invention may be comprised of a transmit c... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294101 | Means and methods for treating headaches Disclosed is a system and method for treating headaches. The system employs a self-contained, battery operated, readily portable and easy-to-operate head-mounted magnetic depolarizer to generate a transient or time-varying high-intensity magnetic field into and arou... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288062 | Apparatus for creating therapeutic charge transfer in tissue An apparatus for creating therapeutic charge transfer in tissue includes a coil. The coil generates a changing magnetic field to induct an electric field in the tissue exceeding 10 mV/cm when the coil is 5 cm from the tissue. Preferably, the magnetic field has a gro... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7282021 | Magnetic field stimulation techniques The invention involves enhancing brain function by stimulating the brain using magnetic fields. Applications of the new methods include improving the condition of individuals with cognitive disorders, such as depression, and studying the effects of neural stimulatio... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276020 | Method and apparatus for the treatment of physical and mental disorders with low frequency, low flux density magnetic fields A method and apparatus comprises a circuit adapted to be coupled to a power supply which produces a pulsed DC output, and a magnetic field generating coil coupled to the output of the circuit which is effective to produce a time varying magnetic field having a flux ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267644 | Portable electrotherapy device The invention discloses an electrotherapy device for generating specifically designed low frequency pulsed magnetic fields (Cnp waveforms). The device comprises a memory storing at least one digital Cnp waveform and a digital to analog converter converting the at le... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264585 | Apparatus for treating body ailments An apparatus and a method for treating ailments of the human body by electromagnetic waves arm described. The body part to be treated is located inside an induction coil and the coil is energized from a storage battery through the special switching device. The switc... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258659 | Electronic device for strengthening the immune system One electronic device proper for strengthening the immune system, produces magnetic fields with characteristics which are determined by a multi channel biomagnetometer. The electronic device is including an alternating current output generated by a microcontroller o... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255787 | Device and method for increasing viability in cell types A device for introducing a static magnetic null field is disclosed. The device is comprised of a holder for magnets, wherein the magnets are arranged so that the null field is generated in the area of a sample of cells, tissue or other cellular material. The device ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7248917 | Self treatment device An assembly for the purpose of self-treatment by electromagnetic waves. The assembly includes a transmitting coil arranged to transmit electromagnetic waves, the transmitting coil comprising a case in which an electromagnetic coil is accommodated. The coil is connec... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7239910 | Methods and devices for transcranial magnetic stimulation and cortical cartography The invention relates to: a method for stimulating and/or inhibiting at least one point or area of a brain using at least one stimulation device, wherein: the spatial structure of the head or brain is recorded; a three-dimensional simulation model of the surface of ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233828 | Self-contained electrotherapy A device for applying a therapeutic electrical field to a user's body includes an electroactive material shaped for application to a user body to provide a therapeutic electric field in response to pressure applied to the electroactive material and one or more elect... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7218962 | Magnetically enhanced injection catheter A catheter adapted to deliver therapeutic or diagnostic agents to a target tissue of a human body is disclosed. A catheter in accordance with the present invention comprises a magnetic field source for directing the flow of the therapeutic of diagnostic agent. The t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7215995 | Method and device for treating osteoarthritis and cartilage disease, defects, and injuries in the human hip A method of determining the voltage and current required for the application of specific and selective electric and electromagnetic signals to diseased articular cartilage in the treatment of osteoarthritis, cartilage defects due to trauma or sports injury, or used ... | 05/08/2007 |