BRAINSWAY, INC.;BRAINSWAY, LTD.;YEDA RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.;THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE CRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
发明人:
ZANGEN, ABRAHAM,ROTH, YIFTACH,MIRANDA, PEDRO C.,HAZANI, DAVID,HALLET, MARK
申请号：
CA2955681
公开号：
CA2955681C
申请日:
2006.06.15
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要：
A system and methods for transcranial magnetic stimulation, the system including a helmet, a positioning portion, a stimulator and a cooling system, are disclosed. The helmet includes a coil for deep brain magnetic stimulation. The coil has a base portion, and return portions, which may include a protruding return portion and a contacting return portion. The coil is designed to minimize unintended stimulation of portions of the brain, while reducing accumulation of surface charges. The coil is stimulated at several locations and/or at different times so as to focus the electrical field on a specific deep neuronal structure. In some embodiments, a multi-channel system is used, and in other embodiments, a control unit is used with a single-channel system. The present invention provides methods for stimulating individual coil members and/or multiple coils non-simultaneously to enable focal stimulation of deep brain regions while minimizing stimulation of cortical regions of the brain.
