Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation: noninvasive tool for activation of locomotor circuitry

US9415218B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

• V. Reggie Edgerton · Los Angeles, US
• Yury Gerasimenko · Los Angeles, US
• Roland R. Roy · Culver City, US
• Daniel C. Lu · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 13, 2012
• Grant date: Aug 16, 2016
• Expiry date: Nov 13, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61H2201/10
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

This disclosure provides non-invasive methods to induce motor control in a mammal subject to spinal cord or other neurological injuries. In certain embodiments the method involves administering transcutaneous electrical spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) to the mammal at a frequency and intensity that induces the desired locomotor activity.