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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2009
Daniel Rogers Burnett, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher Hermanson, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
James H. Ahlman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bruno Strul, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Daniel Rogers Burnett, San Francisco, CA (US);
Christopher Hermanson, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
James H. Ahlman, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Bruno Strul, Portola Valley, CA (US);
EMKinetics, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
An energy emitting apparatus for providing a medical therapy includes one or more energy generators, a logic controller connected to the one or more energy generators, and optionally one or more sensors that are connected to the logic controller for detecting muscle stimulation or electric conduction in a target nerve. The energy generators produce energy focused on the target nerve upon receiving a signal from the logic controller, and the energy can be varied by the logic controller according to an input provided by the one or more sensors. In certain embodiments, the energy emitting apparatus includes one or more conductive coils that produce a magnetic field focused on the target nerve upon receiving an electric current. In certain embodiments, a variety of cooling mechanisms or systems may be implemented for cooling the coil.