Apparatus and method for stimulation of biological tissue
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1. A method for stimulating neural tissue beneath skin of a patient to treat an ailment, the method comprising:
- non-invasively providing at least two different types of energy transcranially to a region of neural tissue beneath skin, wherein at least one of the energy types alters conductivity of the neural tissue beneath skin in the presence of the other energy types, and one of the types of energy is an electric field of less than 100,000 Hz, wherein the combined energy provides a treatment that affects the ailment.
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Abstract
An apparatus for generating focused currents in biological tissue is provided. The apparatus comprises an electric source capable of generating an electric field across a region of tissue and means for altering the permittivity of the tissue relative to the electric field, whereby a displacement current is generated. The means for altering the permittivity may be a chemical source, optical source, mechanical source, thermal source, or electromagnetic source.
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1. A method for stimulating neural tissue beneath skin of a patient to treat an ailment, the method comprising:
- non-invasively providing at least two different types of energy transcranially to a region of neural tissue beneath skin, wherein at least one of the energy types alters conductivity of the neural tissue beneath skin in the presence of the other energy types, and one of the types of energy is an electric field of less than 100,000 Hz, wherein the combined energy provides a treatment that affects the ailment.
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14. A method for stimulating neural tissue beneath skin of a patient to treat an ailment, the method comprising:
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non-invasively applying an electric field of less than 100,000 Hz transcranially to a region of neural tissue beneath skin; and non-invasively applying a mechanical field to the region of neural tissue beneath skin, thereby altering conductivity in the region of neural tissue beneath skin, wherein the combined energy fields provide a treatment that affects the ailment. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for stimulating neural tissue beneath skin, the method comprising:
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providing a noninvasive transcranial neural stimulator that comprises a noninvasive transcranial electric stimulator comprising an electric source capable of generating an electric field of less than 100,000 Hz across a region of human neural tissue beneath skin; and
a noninvasive transcranial ultrasound device capable of generating a mechanical field across the region of human neural tissue beneath the skin; andusing the stimulator to alter conductivity of neural tissue beneath skin by providing noninvasive transcranially delivered fields to the neural tissue wherein the combined fields provide a treatment that affects the ailment. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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