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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2011
Applicants:
M. Bret Schneider, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Michael J. Partsch, Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventors:
M. Bret Schneider, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Michael J. Partsch, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Rio Grande Neurosciences, Inc., Santa Fe, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 2/00 (2006.01); A61N 1/06 (2006.01); A61N 2/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 2/002 (2013.01); A61N 1/06 (2013.01); H05K 999/00 (2013.01); A61N 2/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are methods for modulating the susceptibility of one or more target or tissue regions, and particularly one or more brain regions, to a therapeutic agent such as a drug, immune agent, compound, radiation, etc. In particular, the methods and systems described herein may include magnetic stimulation (including transcranial magnetic stimulation) of target or non-target regions to modulate the susceptibility of the one or more target or tissue regions to a therapeutic agent.