Patents by Inventor Matti Aho

Matti Aho has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9079010
    Abstract: A transcranial magnetic stimulation induction coil device having a tracking device with a mating portion and at least one set of two or more reflective elements, a casing separate from a tracking device and containing at least one coil winding having a known orientation within the casing, and an attachment portion corresponding to the mating portion for removably attaching the tracking device to the casing such that, when attached, the reflective elements have a known orientation with respect to the known orientation of the coil winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2015
    Assignee: Nexstim Oy
    Inventors: Matti Aho, Henri Hannula
  • Publication number: 20150157874
    Abstract: A transcranial magnetic stimulation induction coil device having a tracking device with a mating portion and at least one set of two or more reflective elements, a casing separate from a tracking device and containing at least one coil winding having a known orientation within the casing, and an attachment portion corresponding to the mating portion for removably attaching the tracking device to the casing such that, when attached, the reflective elements have a known orientation with respect to the known orientation of the coil winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: NEXSTIM OY
    Inventors: Matti Aho, Henri Hannula
  • Patent number: 8777831
    Abstract: A transcranial magnetic stimulation induction coil device (“TMS coil device”) is manufactured to contain coil windings of a predetermined size and shape and fixedly positioned at a predetermined location within and orientation in relation to a casing of the TMS coil device. In one embodiment, the coil windings are encased in a casting at a predetermined location within and orientation in relation to the casting, and the casting is fixedly positioned at a predetermined location within and orientation in relation to the casing. The size and shape of the coil windings and the casing within, and the location and orientation of the coil windings in relation to each other and the casing of, the TMS coil device are known with a high level of precision, such that navigated brain stimulation can be performed with the TMS coil device with a high degree of accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Nexstim Oy
    Inventor: Matti Aho
  • Publication number: 20110275881
    Abstract: A transcranial magnetic stimulation induction coil device (“TMS coil device”) is manufactured to contain coil windings of a predetermined size and shape and fixedly positioned at a predetermined location within and orientation in relation to a casing of the TMS coil device. In one embodiment, the coil windings are encased in a casting at a predetermined location within and orientation in relation to the casting, and the casting is fixedly positioned at a predetermined location within and orientation in relation to the casing. The size and shape of the coil windings and the casing within, and the location and orientation of the coil windings in relation to each other and the casing of, the TMS coil device are known with a high level of precision, such that navigated brain stimulation can be performed with the TMS coil device with a high degree of accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: November 10, 2011
    Applicant: NEXSTIM OY
    Inventor: Matti Aho
  • Patent number: 7998053
    Abstract: A transcranial magnetic stimulation induction coil device (“TMS coil device”) is manufactured to contain coil windings of a predetermined size and shape and fixedly positioned at a predetermined location within and orientation in relation to a casing of the TMS coil device. In one embodiment, the coil windings are encased in a casting at a predetermined location within and orientation in relation to the casting, and the casting is fixedly positioned at a predetermined location within and orientation in relation to the casing. The size and shape of the coil windings and the casing within, and the location and orientation of the coil windings in relation to each other and the casing of, the TMS coil device are known with a high level of precision, such that navigated brain stimulation can be performed with the TMS coil device with a high degree of accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Nexstim Oy
    Inventor: Matti Aho
  • Publication number: 20110060179
    Abstract: A transcranial magnetic stimulation induction coil device having a tracking device with a mating portion and at least one set of two or more reflective elements, a casing separate from a tracking device and containing at least one coil winding having a known orientation within the casing, and an attachment portion corresponding to the mating portion for removably attaching the tracking device to the casing such that, when attached, the reflective elements have a known orientation with respect to the known orientation of the coil winding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: March 10, 2011
    Applicant: NEXSTIM OY
    Inventors: Matti Aho, Henri Hannula
  • Patent number: 7854232
    Abstract: A transcranial magnetic stimulation (“TMS”) induction coil device includes an attachment portion for attachment to a tracking device and providing that the tracking device, when attached to the TMS coil device, is at a predetermined location and orientation in relation to a casing of the TMS coil device. The casing of the TMS coil device also includes a reference point for confirming the accuracy of the attachment of the tracking device to the TMS coil device at the predetermined location and orientation in relation to the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Nexstim Oy
    Inventors: Matti Aho, Henri Hannula
  • Patent number: 7440789
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrode structure (10) for attachment to a more extensive measuring structure (11), in order to measure electrical responses from the human body. The electrode structure (10) includes a conductive electrode (1). According to the invention, the electrode (1) is shaped to be thin in the thickness direction of the electrode structure (10), and the electrode structure (10) is equipped with a hole (6) and the electrode (1) is located at the edge of the hole (6), in such a way that its longitudinal axis is essentially parallel to the plane of the measurement subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Nexstim Oy
    Inventors: Henri Hannula, Matti Aho, Marko Ollikainen
  • Publication number: 20080058582
    Abstract: A transcranial magnetic stimulation (“TMS”) induction coil device includes an attachment portion for attachment to a tracking device and providing that the tracking device, when attached to the TMS coil device, is at a predetermined location and orientation in relation to a casing of the TMS coil device. The casing of the TMS coil device also includes a reference point for confirming the accuracy of the attachment of the tracking device to the TMS coil device at the predetermined location and orientation in relation to the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Matti Aho, Henri Hannula
  • Publication number: 20080058581
    Abstract: A transcranial magnetic stimulation induction coil device (“TMS coil device”) is manufactured to contain coil windings of a predetermined size and shape and fixedly positioned at a predetermined location within and orientation in relation to a casing of the TMS coil device. In one embodiment, the coil windings are encased in a casting at a predetermined location within and orientation in relation to the casting, and the casting is fixedly positioned at a predetermined location within and orientation in relation to the casing. The size and shape of the coil windings and the casing within, and the location and orientation of the coil windings in relation to each other and the casing of, the TMS coil device are known with a high level of precision, such that navigated brain stimulation can be performed with the TMS coil device with a high degree of accuracy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventor: Matti Aho
  • Publication number: 20070106141
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrode structure (10) for attachment to a more extensive measuring structure (11), in order to measure electrical responses from the human body. The electrode structure (10) includes a conductive electrode (1). According to the invention, the electrode (1) is shaped to be thin in the thickness direction of the electrode structure (10), and the electrode structure (10) is equipped with a hole (6) and the electrode (1) is located at the edge of the hole (6), in such a way that its longitudinal axis is essentially parallel to the plane of the measurement subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Henri Hannula, Matti Aho, Marko Ollikainen
  • Publication number: 20050075560
    Abstract: A stereotactic frame (1) is disclosed in this publication. The stereotactic frame (1) is adapted for the localization of organs in conjunction with the examination and/or treatment operations performed thereon. The stereotactic frame (1) according to the invention has been developed to give enhanced freedom of movement for the subject being examined and/or treated. The publication also discloses a method for supporting a stereotactic frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Henri Hannula, Matti Aho
  • Patent number: 5252329
    Abstract: A bacterial preparation useful for the prophylaxis of intestinal bacterial infections, especially Campylobacter infections, in poultry comprises bacteria derived from an adult bird from the same microecological niche, especially in the caecum, where the pathogenic bacteria tend to propagate in newly hatched chickens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1993
    Assignee: Orion-Yhtyma Oy
    Inventors: Lasse O. Nuotio, Matti A. Aho, Esko V. Nurmi