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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 24, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2016
Applicant:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventor:
Daniel C. Lu, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 2/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 2/006 (2013.01); A61N 1/0456 (2013.01); A61N 1/36017 (2013.01); A61N 1/36034 (2017.08); A61N 2/004 (2013.01); A61N 2/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
In various embodiments methods and devices are provided for facilitating locomotor function and/or voiding of bladder and/or bowel in a subject with a neuromotor disorder. In certain embodiments the methods involve providing magnetic stimulation of the spinal cord at a location, frequency and intensity sufficient to facilitate locomotor function and/or voiding of bladder and/or bowel.