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Method and apparatus for coil positioning for TMS studies

  • US 7,651,459 B2
  • Filed: 01/06/2004
  • Issued: 01/26/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/06/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device comprising:

  • a transcranial magnetic stimulation coil;

    a headset assembly that accepts a patient'"'"'s head;

    a coil positioner assembly configured to hold said headset assembly and the patient'"'"'s head at a repeatable position, provides a pivot axis through the patient'"'"'s nose for finding a position used in a treatment procedure, controls positioning of said transcranial magnetic stimulation coil within a coordinate system defined about said repeatable position to find said position used in the treatment procedure, and holds the transcranial magnetic stimulation coil at said position during the treatment procedure.

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