Systems and methods for stimulating tissue using focused energy
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1. A method for stimulating neural tissue beneath skin of a patient to treat an ailment, the method comprising:
- noninvasively providing a mechanical field transcranially to a region of neural tissue beneath skin;
noninvasively providing an AC electric field of less than 100,000 Hz transcranially to the region of neural tissue beneath skin, wherein the AC field is generated by one or more external electrodes; and
focusing at least the mechanical field or the electric field so that the mechanical field and the electric field target the same region of neural tissue beneath skin, wherein the combined effect stimulates the neural tissue beneath skin providing a treatment that affects the ailment.
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Abstract
The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for stimulating tissue using focused energy. In certain embodiments, the invention provides a system for stimulating tissue that includes a first energy source, a second energy source, and a focusing element that focuses at least the first or second energy source so that the first and second energy sources target the same region of tissue such that the combined effect stimulates the tissue.
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1. A method for stimulating neural tissue beneath skin of a patient to treat an ailment, the method comprising:
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noninvasively providing a mechanical field transcranially to a region of neural tissue beneath skin; noninvasively providing an AC electric field of less than 100,000 Hz transcranially to the region of neural tissue beneath skin, wherein the AC field is generated by one or more external electrodes; and focusing at least the mechanical field or the electric field so that the mechanical field and the electric field target the same region of neural tissue beneath skin, wherein the combined effect stimulates the neural tissue beneath skin providing a treatment that affects the ailment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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