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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2014
Applicant:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (US);
Inventors:
John T. Gale, Cleveland, OH (US);
Hyun-Joo Park, Cleveland, OH (US);
Matthew Johnson, Cleveland, OH (US);
Assignee:
THE CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION, Cleveland, OH (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 2/00 (2006.01); A61N 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 2/006 (2013.01); A61N 2/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
One aspect of the present disclosure relates a system that can employ micromagnetic stimulation to activate or suppress one or more areas of the central nervous system. A portion of the central nervous system can be exposed. A probe can be configured to be located in proximity to the exposed portion of the nervous system. A microcoil (of a size less than or equal to 10 millimeters) can be coupled to the probe and configured to activate or suppress the portion of the central nervous system via electromagnetic induction.