Surgery – Magnetic field applied to body for therapy – Electromagnetic coil
Patent
1989-09-25
1991-10-29
Kamm, William E.
Surgery
Magnetic field applied to body for therapy
Electromagnetic coil
A61N 204
Patent
active
050612344
ABSTRACT:
A magnetic neural stimulator is disclosed for the stimulation of biological tissue. The stimulator includes an inductive stimulation coil, an energy storage capacitor, a firing device and a charging circuit. The energy storage capacitor is charged by the charging circuit to a voltage level which is greater than the voltage level supplied to the charging circuit. The energy storage capacitor is partially discharged into the stimulation coil thereby producing a magnetic pulse. The charging and discharging of the capacitor is continuously performed so as to produce a plurality of high frequency magnetic pulses. The stimulation coil and the energy storage capacitor operate in a resonant manner under a control circuit which performs timing and gating functions.
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Kamm William E.
Pontius Kevin
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