US 12,285,623 B2
Devices, systems, and methods for non-invasive chronic pain therapy
Shiv Shukla, San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by NeuraLace Medical, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/341,143.
Application 17/341,143 is a continuation of application No. 16/231,249, filed on Dec. 21, 2018, granted, now 11,058,887.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/609,330, filed on Dec. 21, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0290969 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61N 2/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 34/32 (2016.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61N 2/02 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01)
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1. A system for delivering transcutaneous magnetic stimulation (tMS) to a treatment site on a peripheral body portion of a subject, the system comprising:
a tMS application system, the tMS application system comprising:
a tMS device configured for delivering a focused magnetic flux to the treatment site when positioned proximate the peripheral body portion of the subject, the tMS device comprising:
an insulated magnetic coil unit including a magnetic coil configured for generating and delivering a focused magnetic flux at a determined pulse rate, and
a magnetic flux controller in communication with the magnetic coil unit, the magnetic flux controller configured to control the focused magnetic flux and the pulse rate to be delivered by the magnetic coil of the tMS device so as to deliver tMS to the treatment site on the peripheral body portion of the subject;
a positioning element comprising a plurality of articulating arm members for positioning and orienting the tMS device proximate the treatment site on the peripheral body portion of the subject, the positioning element including a positioning element controller configured for controlling the positioning and the orienting of the tMS device;
a pressure sensor attached to the tMS device, and in communication with the positioning element controller, the pressure sensor being configured for sensing a contact or a near contact with a portion of the peripheral body portion of the subject, generating proximity data, and signaling for the retracting of one or more of the positioning element or the magnetic coil unit if a proximity limit or a pressure sensor limit is threatened to be breached;
a distance scanner coupled to the tMS device configured for generating and communicating distance data, the distance data including a determination of a distance between the magnetic coil unit and the treatment site on the peripheral body portion of the subject; and
a control module communicably coupled to the positioning element controller of the positioning element, the magnetic flux controller of the tMS device, the pressure sensor, and the distance scanner, the control module being configured for directing the positioning element controller in moving one or more of said plurality of articulating arm members of the positioning element based at least in part on said distance data from said distance scanner and said proximity data from said pressure sensor to orientate the magnetic coil unit relative to the treatment site on the peripheral body portion of the subject, the control module including a communications module for communicating the control instructions to one or more of the positioning element controller and the magnetic flux controller prior to the delivering of transcutaneous magnetic stimulation to the treatment site on the peripheral body portion of the subject.