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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2017
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Shalom Michaeli, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Silvia Mangia, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Olli Grohn, Kuopio, FI;
Artem Shatillo, Kuopio, FI;
Lauri Lehto, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Matthew Johnson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Simeng Zhang, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Julia Slopsema, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Regents of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Described here are bioelectric modulation systems and methods for generating rotating or spatially-selective electromagnetic fields. A modulation system includes a multichannel electrode with independently controllable electrode channels that can be operated to generate rotating electromagnetic fields that stimulate cells regardless of their orientation, or to generate spatially-selective electromagnetic fields that preferentially stimulate cells oriented along a particular direction. The bioelectric modulation system may be implemented for stimulation of neurons or other electrically active cells. The bioelectric modulation described here may be used for a variety applications including deep brain stimulation (DBS), spinal cord and vagus nerve stimulation, stimulation of myocardial (heart) tissue, and directional stimulation of muscles.