Title:
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS) TO A PATIENT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2014/152827
Kind Code:
A2
Abstract:
Apparatus for applying Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) to a patient, wherein the apparatus comprises : a head mount for disposition on the head of a patient; and a plurality of magnet assemblies for releasable mounting on the head mount, wherein each of the magnet assemblies comprises a magnet for selectively providing a rapidly changing magnetic field capable of inducing weak electric currents in the brain of a patient so as to modify the natural electrical activity of the brain of the patient; wherein the number of magnet assemblies mounted on the head mount, their individual positioning on the head mount, and their selective provision of a rapidly changing magnetic field is selected so as to allow the spatial, strength and temporal characteristics of the magnetic field to be custom tailored for each patient, whereby to provide patient-specific TMS therapy, to assist in diagnosis or to map out brain function in neuroscience research. In one preferred form of the invention, each of the magnet assemblies comprises a magnet for selectively providing a rapidly changing magnetic field of at least 500 - 600 Tesla/second corresponding to a magnet movement speed of no less than 400 Hertz.
Inventors:
HELEKAR SANTOSH A (US)
VOSS HENNING U (US)
VOSS HENNING U (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2014/027900
Publication Date:
September 25, 2014
Filing Date:
March 14, 2014
Export Citation:
Assignee:
METHODIST HOSPITAL (US)
International Classes:
A61B5/00; A61B5/0476; A61B5/05; A61N2/06
Foreign References:
| US20100210894A1 | 2010-08-19 | |||
| US20110105826A1 | 2011-05-05 | |||
| US20110270345A1 | 2011-11-03 | |||
| US20110184223A1 | 2011-07-28 | |||
| US20110112427A1 | 2011-05-12 |
Other References:
None
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PANDISCIO, Mark, J. (436 Boston Post RoadWeston, MA, US)
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