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Method and device for stimulating the brain

US7711431B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Brainlab AG · DE

Inventors

Philip Tanner · Munich, DE
Thomas Bauch · Bergkirchen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 3, 2004
Grant date	May 4, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 6, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01R33/4806
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method for stimulating a particular area of a brain using a stimulation device includes detecting a spatial structure of a head and determining electrical and/or magnetic properties of at least one part of anatomical structures of the head. An energy amount to be provided by the stimulation device for stimulating the particular area of the brain is calculated automatically based on the spatial structure of the head and the determined electrical and/or magnetic properties of at least one part of the anatomical structures of the head.

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