CPC A61N 7/00 (2013.01) [A61B 8/488 (2013.01); A61N 7/02 (2013.01); A61B 8/0808 (2013.01); A61B 8/4227 (2013.01); A61B 90/11 (2016.02); A61N 2007/0026 (2013.01); A61N 2007/0091 (2013.01)] | 26 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
attaching an ultrasonic transducer to a head of a patient;
operating the ultrasonic transducer to apply a focused ultrasonic beam that is focused at a target area of the brain, wherein the focused ultrasonic beam includes a plurality of groups of pulses, wherein individual groups of pulses of the plurality of groups of pulses include multiple individual pulses, wherein the individual groups of pulses are repeated at a rate between 1-4 Hertz to stimulate a deep sleep patient episode, and wherein a first time period between individual pulses of a respective individual group of pulses of the plurality of groups of pulses is less than a second time period between the respective individual group of pulses and a next individual group of pulses of the plurality of groups of pulses.
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