Methods for modifying electrical currents in neuronal circuits
April 30, 2022. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesSubcutaneous neural stimulation or local tissue destruction Magnetic resonance guided focussed ultrasound surgery Magnetic resonance guided ultrasound therapy system with inclined track to move transducers in a small vertical space Magnetic resonance surgery using heat waves produced with focussed ultrasound Heat surgery system monitored by real-time magnetic resonance temperature profiling Method and apparatus for neuromagnetic stimulation Method of and apparatus for magnetically stimulating neural cells Method of treating movement disorders by brain stimulation and drug infusion High speed sector scanning apparatus having digital electronic control Method and apparatus for monitoring a magnetic resonance image during transcranial magnetic stimulation InventorApplicationNo. 10135137 filed on 04/30/2002US Classes:600/411, Combined with therapeutic or diverse diagnostic device600/427, Combined with therapeutic or diagnostic device600/436, Nuclear radiation (e.g., radioactive emission, etc.)600/544, Detecting brain electric signal601/2, Ultrasonic600/2, Combined with other radiant or wave energy source (e.g., electromagnetic, thermal, microwave etc.)600/9, MAGNETIC FIELD APPLIED TO BODY FOR THERAPY607/116, Placed in body600/407, Detecting nuclear, electromagnetic, or ultrasonic radiation600/439, With therapeutic device600/383, Head or eye600/25, SURGICALLY IMPLANTED VIBRATORY HEARING AID514/1225 or more peptide repeating units in known peptide chain structureExaminersPrimary: Smith, Ruth S.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA61N 7/00AbstractDisclosed herein are methods for modifying electrical currents in brain circuits through the simultaneous use of focused ultrasound pulse (FUP) and an existing brain-imaging system, such as a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) system. The methods are used for research, treatment and diagnosis of psychiatric, neurological, and neuroendocrine disorders whose biological mechanisms include brain circuits. The methods include the simultaneous steps of applying FUP to a live neuronal circuit within a brain and monitoring a brain image produced by a brain imaging system during the application of FUP.Other References
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