Multi-site transcutaneous electrical stimulation of the spinal cord for facilitation of locomotion

US9993642B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Regents of the University of California · US

Inventors

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

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 14, 2014
• Grant date: Jun 12, 2018
• Expiry date: Mar 14, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63B2213/004
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

In various embodiments, non-invasive methods to induce motor control in a mammal subject to spinal cord or other neurological injuries are provided. In some embodiments the methods involve administering transcutaneous electrical spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) to the mammal at a frequency and intensity that induces locomotor activity.