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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2004
Applicants:
Mark Phillips, Lampeter Velfry, GB;
Gary A. Thomas, Cardiff, GB;
Inventors:
Mark Phillips, Lampeter Velfry, GB;
Gary A. Thomas, Cardiff, GB;
Assignee:
The Magstim Company Limited, Whitland, Dyfed, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A stimulating coil for use in the magnetic stimulation of neuro-muscular tissue comprises a self-supporting but flexible conductor in a flexible insulating sheath which can be adjusted by hand to conform the coil to the contours of a selected part of the human body. The coil is provided with a cooling system which includes a conduit disposed adjacent or within the coil and a pump for driving coolant through the conduit.