Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100113959 | TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS) METHODS AND APPARATUS - In one aspect, a portable transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) device for delivering a TMS procedure is provided. The portable TMS device comprises at least one coil that, when energized, generates electromagnetic energy, a helmet adapted to fit a user's head and configured to hold the at least one coil in a predetermined position with respect to the user's head, and a port having at least one power connection coupled to the at least one coil, the at least one power connection adapted to connect the at least one coil to a power source capable of energizing the at least one coil, the port further comprising at least one data connection adapted to exchange data with at least one external component, the port being located on the helmet. In another aspect a method of positioning a coil with respect to a person's head to target a desired region of the person's brain with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is provided. The method comprises obtaining a dielectric property map of a portion of the brain, the dielectric map indicating a spatial distribution of at least one dielectric property over the portion of the brain, determining a location for the coil based, at least in part, on the dielectric property map, the location being such that when the coil is positioned at the location, magnetic energy generated by the coil is focused on the desired region, and positioning the coil at the determined location. | 05-06-2010 |
20110118806 | Device For Treating Human Vision Using Combined Optical And Electrical Stimulation - An integrated device for improving the visual system of a human subject includes a computer having a timer and in data communication with a display, a current source and a housing that contains the current source in addition to at least one of the display and the computer. The computer and display are adapted to present optical stimuli to a targeted region of an eye. The current source has at least one terminal for connection of at least one electrode assembly. The timer measures a time relationship. The current source provides electrical stimulation to the subject's brain and the display provides optical stimulation to the subject's eye in a time relationship determined by the timer | 05-19-2011 |
20110224571 | NON-INVASIVE METHODS FOR EVALUATING CORTICAL PLASTICITY IMPAIRMENTS - Non-invasive and objective methods for evaluating neurological conditions that are associated with impaired cortical plasticity using, e.g., Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) or Theta Burst Stimulation (TBS). | 09-15-2011 |
20120179076 | Method and system for treating amblyopia - A system and method for treating amblyopic individuals through an engaging treatment modality which considers binocular function in adapting treatment. The present invention may be practiced by providing a dichoptic display having multiple sub-displays; providing a video game system and controller in communication with the dichoptic display; running a game program having a graphical presentation; using one sub-display to display a first view of the presentation and a second sub-display to display a second view of the presentation; and altering at least one of the first or second view of the presentation. | 07-12-2012 |
20130338424 | TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION (TMS) METHODS AND APPARATUS - Method and devices are provided for treating subjects with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). According to some approaches, the methods and devices are configured for the treatment of ongoing seizures. Other approaches relate to the use of TMS as an antiepileptogenic or for use in determining preferential placement of intracranial probes. | 12-19-2013 |
20150112403 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING THE CONFIGURATION OF MULTISITE TRANSCRANIAL CURRENT STIMULATION AND A COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A system and a method for optimizing the configuration of multisite transcranial current stimulation, including providing an electric field characteristic target map on the brain's cortex, the target map including multiple cortical targets, the multiple cortical targets are localized and/or continuously varying and spatially extended, providing a weight map on the cortical surface prioritizing the important of areas in the target map for the purposes of optimization; and calculating, based on the target and weight maps, optimal currents and optimal locations for a plurality of electrodes intended for providing transcranial current stimulation to globally stimulate at once the multiple cortical targets with excitatory, inhibitory or neutral stimulation. | 04-23-2015 |
20150119689 | IDENTIFYING INDIVIDUAL TARGET SITES FOR TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION APPLICATIONS - Techniques for identifying individual target sites for application of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to a brain of a patient for treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders. The identification of the target TMS stimulation sites may be based on using functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to determine cortex regions of the brain that are functionally connected to other regions of the brain that may be stimulated to decrease symptoms of depression and other disorders. For example, target stimulation sites may be identified in the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) to remotely modulate the activity in a subgenual cingulate region and other limbic regions functionally connected with the DLPFC. TMS may be applied to the patient's head at the identified target TMS sites to treat depression and other neurological and psychiatric disorders. | 04-30-2015 |