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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2016
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
V. Reggie Edgerton, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Yury Gerasimenko, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Roland R. Roy, Playa Vista, CA (US);
Daniel C. Lu, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/02 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61H 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36034 (2017.08); A61H 1/00 (2013.01); A61N 1/36003 (2013.01); A61N 1/36007 (2013.01); A61N 1/36025 (2013.01); A61H 2201/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
This disclosure provides non-invasive methods to induce motor control in a mammal subject to spinal cord or other neurological injuries. In certain embodiments the method involves administering transcutaneous electrical spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) to the mammal at a frequency and intensity that induces the desired locomotor activity.