HINGED TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION ARRAY FOR NOVEL COIL ALIGNMENT

摘要

Adjustable devices and methods of adjusting and customizing Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) electromagnets to produce an elongated path of induced electrical current along a user-defined trajectory in patients having a variety of different head shapes and curvatures. Existing TMS electromagnets (“coils”) allow only limited adjustment of the current delivery surfaces. The present invention provides means for adjusting the sub-coil loops within a double coil structure. The present design may be powered with the use of a single TMS pulse generator unit.

主权项

1. A Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) electromagnet device, the device comprising:
an adjustable head frame configured to be worn on the patient's head and hold at least one TMS electromagnet oriented to stimulate a predetermined target brain region without substantially stimulating more laterally positioned regions; and a TMS electromagnet adjustably connected to the adjustable head frame, wherein the TMS electromagnet comprises a first TMS coil and a second TMS coil that are adjustably and electrically connected to each other so that the angle between the first and second TMS coils may be adjusted.