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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2015
Applicant:
Highland Instruments, Inc., Somerville, MA (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Andrew Wagner, Somerville, MA (US);
Uri Tzvi Eden, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
Highland Instruments, Inc., Somerville, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/20 (2006.01); A61N 1/32 (2006.01); A61N 1/40 (2006.01); A61N 7/02 (2006.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61N 2/02 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61N 2/00 (2006.01); A61H 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/362 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36014 (2013.01); A61F 7/00 (2013.01); A61H 1/005 (2013.01); A61N 1/20 (2013.01); A61N 1/32 (2013.01); A61N 1/36003 (2013.01); A61N 1/36017 (2013.01); A61N 1/36025 (2013.01); A61N 1/40 (2013.01); A61N 2/002 (2013.01); A61N 2/006 (2013.01); A61N 2/02 (2013.01); A61N 5/0622 (2013.01); A61N 7/00 (2013.01); A61N 7/02 (2013.01); A61B 8/0816 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0002 (2013.01); A61N 1/362 (2013.01); A61N 1/36082 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0026 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means for altering the permittivity may be a chemical source, optical source, mechanical source, thermal source, or electromagnetic source.