
Today we are sharing a key 2009 patent, assigned to Stanford University, that enables the stimulation of deeper structures of the brain without overwhelming superficial structures that are not the focus of treatment. (As mentioned, we are featuring a foundational Pervasive Neurotech patent a day, from older to newer by issue date)
U.S. Patent No. 7,520,848: Robotic apparatus for targeting and producing deep, focused transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Assignee(s): Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
- Inventor(s): M. Bret Schneider, David J. Mishelevich
- Technology Category: Transcranial Stimulation
- Issue Date: April 21, 2009
SharpBrains’ Take:
The ‘848 patent discloses techniques for stimulating deeper structures of the brain without overwhelming superficial structures that are not the focus of treatment. [Read more…] about Enabling deep, focused transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS): Key neurotechnology patent #34