Patents Assigned to Neuronetics, Inc.
-
Patent number: 10315041Abstract: A ferrofluid chamber has a housing that is adapted to be coupled to a component that generates a magnetic field. The housing may be disposed around the component so as to insulate a noise-producing region of the component. The magnetic field may be of sufficient strength to stimulate anatomical tissue. In addition, a ferrofluid may be disposed within the housing for cooling the component.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2008Date of Patent: June 11, 2019Assignee: Neuronetics, Inc.Inventors: Mark Edward Riehl, Kenneth Ghiron
-
Patent number: 10282515Abstract: A model of a human subject's head may be generated to assist in a therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedure. A treatment and/or diagnostic system may generate a fitted head model using a predetermined head model and a plurality of points. The plurality of points may include facial feature information and may be determined using a sensor, for example, an IR or optical sensor. One or more anatomical landmarks may be determined and registered in association with the fitted head model using the facial feature information, for example, without the use of additional image information, such as an MRI image. The fitted head model may include visual aids, for example, anatomical landmarks, reference points, marking of the human subject's MT location, and/or marking of the human subject's treatment location. The visual aids may assist a technician to perform the therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedure of the human subject.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: NEURONETICS, INC.Inventors: Neeraj Mainkar, Ravi Pillutla, Kenneth Marc Ghiron, Mark Edward Riehl
-
Publication number: 20190111273Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for monitoring a magnetic field related to magnetic stimulation may be provided. A system for monitoring a pulsing magnetic field related to magnetic stimulation therapy may include a magnetic stimulation component, a sensor, and a processor. The magnetic stimulation component may be configured to generate the pulsing magnetic field for the magnetic stimulation therapy. The sensor may be configured to generate a signal associated with the pulsing magnetic field. The processor may be configured to estimate a first characteristic associated with a first peak of the signal, estimate a second characteristic associated with a second peak of the signal, and determine a third characteristic of the signal based on the first characteristic and the second characteristic. The processor may be configured to determine whether a failure occurred based on the third characteristic of the signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2018Publication date: April 18, 2019Applicant: Neuronetics, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Marc Ghiron, Ian Maxwell Shipway, Mark Edward Riehl, Ravi Pillutla
-
Patent number: 10183172Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for monitoring a magnetic field related to magnetic stimulation may be provided. A system for monitoring a pulsing magnetic field related to magnetic stimulation therapy may include a magnetic stimulation component, a sensor, and a processor. The magnetic stimulation component may be configured to generate the pulsing magnetic field for the magnetic stimulation therapy. The sensor may be configured to generate a signal associated with the pulsing magnetic field. The processor may be configured to estimate a first characteristic associated with a first peak of the signal, estimate a second characteristic associated with a second peak of the signal, and determine a third characteristic of the signal based on the first characteristic and the second characteristic. The processor may be configured to determine whether a failure occurred based on the third characteristic of the signal.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2013Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: NEURONETICS, INC.Inventors: Kenneth Marc Ghiron, Ian Maxwell Shipway, Mark Edward Riehl, Ravi Pillutla
-
Publication number: 20180178026Abstract: The inventive technique includes a system, method and device for treating a patient. The device includes a magnetic device having a core created by a binder process having a relatively low temperature. The device further includes a conductor in electrical communication with the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2018Publication date: June 28, 2018Applicant: Neuronetics, Inc.Inventors: Mark Edward Riehl, Kenneth Marc Ghiron
-
Patent number: 9931518Abstract: The inventive technique includes a system, method and device for treating a patient. The device includes a magnetic device having a core created by a binder process having a relatively low temperature. The device further includes a conductor in electrical communication with the core.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: NEURONETICS, INC.Inventors: Mark Edward Riehl, Kenneth Marc Ghiron
-
Publication number: 20180071544Abstract: A TMS device may include treatment coils and ferromagnetic components that are configured to be disposed proximate to corresponding ones of the treatment coils. The treatment coils and ferromagnetic components of the TMS device may cooperatively generate a magnetic field that exhibits one or more characteristics that differ from those of a magnetic field that is generated by the treatment coils alone. For example, the magnetic field may exhibit lower induced electrical stimulation intensity in the cranial nerves, while substantially maintaining a penetration depth into the subject's brain. In another example, the magnetic field may exhibit increased penetration depth into the subject's brain, while substantially maintaining induced electrical stimulation intensity in the cranial nerves. The TMS device may be configured to be adjustable and/or reconfigurable, for instance with respect to the anatomy of a subject (e.g., to the shape of the subject's head).Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2017Publication date: March 15, 2018Applicant: Neuronetics, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Marc Ghiron, Mark Edward Riehl, Ian Maxwell Shipway
-
Patent number: 9884200Abstract: A method and device provide simple positioning of a TMS coil relative to a coordinate system of the patient's head while allowing flexible positioning of the patient's head. The system includes a mobile console on a wheeled base that integrates various subsystems and supports a mast that, in turn, supports a coil gantry that supports a TMS coil assembly. The coil gantry includes a balance arm with a counterbalance and a halo assembly that connects to the coil. The coil gantry supports the weight of the coil and allows free movement of the coil in all dimensions for easy placement on the patient's head. A head support and coil alignment aligns the patient's head and holds the head in place relative to the coil during TMS treatment.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2008Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: NEURONETICS, INC.Inventors: Ravi Pillutla, Vincent A. Juliana, Mark E. Riehl
-
Publication number: 20170372006Abstract: A model of a human subject's head may be generated to assist in a therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedure. A treatment and/or diagnostic system may generate a fitted head model using a predetermined head model and a plurality of points. The plurality of points may include facial feature information and may be determined using a sensor, for example, an IR or optical sensor. One or more anatomical landmarks may be determined and registered in association with the fitted head model using the facial feature information, for example, without the use of additional image information, such as an MRI image. The fitted head model may include visual aids, for example, anatomical landmarks, reference points, marking of the human subject's MT location, and/or marking of the human subject's treatment location. The visual aids may assist a technician to perform the therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedure of the human subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: Neuronetics, Inc.Inventors: Neeraj Mainkar, Ravi Pillutla, Kenneth Marc Ghiron, Mark Edward Riehl
-
Patent number: 9849301Abstract: A TMS device may include treatment coils and ferromagnetic components that are configured to be disposed proximate to corresponding ones of the treatment coils. The treatment coils and ferromagnetic components of the TMS device may cooperatively generate a magnetic field that exhibits one or more characteristics that differ from those of a magnetic field that is generated by the treatment coils alone. For example, the magnetic field may exhibit lower induced electrical stimulation intensity in the cranial nerves, while substantially maintaining a penetration depth into the subject's brain. In another example, the magnetic field may exhibit increased penetration depth into the subject's brain, while substantially maintaining induced electrical stimulation intensity in the cranial nerves. The TMS device may be configured to be adjustable and/or reconfigurable, for instance with respect to the anatomy of a subject (e.g., to the shape of the subject's head).Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2014Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Assignee: NEURONETICS, INC.Inventors: Kenneth Marc Ghiron, Mark Edward Riehl, Ian Maxwell Shipway
-
Patent number: 9792406Abstract: A model of a human subject's head may be generated to assist in a therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedure. A treatment and/or diagnostic system may generate a fitted head model using a predetermined head model and a plurality of points. The plurality of points may include facial feature information and may be determined using a sensor, which may include an IR sensor. One or more anatomical landmarks may be determined and registered in association with the fitted head model using the facial feature information, for example, without the use of additional image information, such as an MRI image. The fitted head model may include visual aids, for example, anatomical landmarks, reference points, marking of the human subject's MT location, and/or marking of the human subject's treatment location. The visual aids may assist a technician to perform the therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedure of the human subject. The fitted head model may be stored.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Neuronetics, Inc.Inventors: Neeraj Mainkar, Ravi Pillutla, Kenneth Marc Ghiron, Mark Edward Riehl
-
Publication number: 20170232267Abstract: A proximity sensor for a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) system detects the proximity of a TMS coil assembly to a position at which the coil is to receive pulses during TMS treatment and provides feedback to the operator so that the operator may adjust the coil assembly to maintain optimal positioning during treatment. A flexible substrate containing a sensor or sensor array is disposed between the TMS coil assembly and the position such that the coupling of the TMS assembly to the position may be detected by the sensor(s). Sensor outputs are processed by signal processing circuitry to provide an indication of whether the TMS coil assembly is properly disposed with respect to the position during TMS treatment. A display provides an indication of how to adjust the TMS coil assembly to improve the positioning of the TMS coil assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2017Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: NEURONETICS, INC.Inventors: Mark Edward Riehl, Kenneth Marc Ghiron, Stanford W. Miller
-
Patent number: 9681841Abstract: A proximity sensor for a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) system detects the proximity of a TMS coil assembly to a position at which the coil is to receive pulses during TMS treatment and provides feedback to the operator so that the operator may adjust the TMS coil assembly to maintain optimal positioning during treatment. A flexible substrate containing a sensor or sensor array is disposed between the TMS coil assembly and the position such that the coupling of the TMS coil assembly to the position may be detected by the sensor(s). Sensor outputs are processed by signal processing circuitry to provide an indication of whether the TMS coil assembly is properly disposed with respect to the position during TMS treatment. A display provides an indication of how to adjust the TMS coil assembly to improve the positioning of the TMS coil assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: NEURONETICS, INC.Inventors: Mark E. Riehl, Kenneth Marc Ghiron, Stanford W. Miller
-
Publication number: 20160354035Abstract: A proximity sensor for a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) system detects the proximity of a TMS coil assembly to a position at which the coil is to receive pulses during TMS treatment and provides feedback to the operator so that the operator may adjust the TMS coil assembly to maintain optimal positioning during treatment. A flexible substrate containing a sensor or sensor array is disposed between the TMS coil assembly and the position such that the coupling of the TMS coil assembly to the position may be detected by the sensor(s). Sensor outputs are processed by signal processing circuitry to provide an indication of whether the TMS coil assembly is properly disposed with respect to the position during TMS treatment. A display provides an indication of how to adjust the TMS coil assembly to improve the positioning of the TMS coil assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2016Publication date: December 8, 2016Applicant: NEURONETICS, INC.Inventors: Mark Edward Reihl, Kenneth Marc Ghiron, Stanford W. Miller
-
Publication number: 20160303393Abstract: The inventive technique includes a system, method and device for treating a patient. The device includes a magnetic device having a core created by a binder process having a relatively low temperature. The device further includes a conductor in electrical communication with the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2015Publication date: October 20, 2016Applicant: Neuronetics, Inc.Inventors: Mark Edward Riehl, Kenneth Marc Ghiron
-
Patent number: 9421392Abstract: A proximity sensor for a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) system detects the proximity of a TMS coil assembly to a position at which the coil is to receive pulses during TMS treatment and provides feedback to the operator so that the operator may adjust the TMS coil assembly to maintain optimal positioning during treatment. A flexible substrate containing a sensor or sensor array is disposed between the TMS coil assembly and the position such that the coupling of the TMS coil assembly to the position may be detected by the sensor(s). Sensor outputs are processed by signal processing circuitry to provide an indication of whether the TMS coil assembly is properly disposed with respect to the position during TMS treatment. A display provides an indication of how to adjust the TMS coil assembly to improve the positioning of the TMS coil assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2012Date of Patent: August 23, 2016Assignee: NEURONETICS, INC.Inventors: Mark Edward Reihl, Kenneth Marc Ghiron, Stanford W. Miller
-
Patent number: 9308386Abstract: The inventive technique includes a system, method and device for treating a patient. The device includes a magnetic device having a core created by a binder process having a relatively low temperature. The device further includes a conductor in electrical communication with the core.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2009Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: NEURONETICS, INC.Inventors: Mark Edward Riehl, Kenneth Marc Ghiron
-
Publication number: 20150227680Abstract: A model of a human subject's head may be generated to assist in a therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedure. A treatment and/or diagnostic system may generate a fitted head model using a predetermined head model and a plurality of points. The plurality of points may include facial feature information and may be determined using a sensor, which may include an IR sensor. One or more anatomical landmarks may be determined and registered in association with the fitted head model using the facial feature information, for example, without the use of additional image information, such as an MRI image. The fitted head model may include visual aids, for example, anatomical landmarks, reference points, marking of the human subject's MT location, and/or marking of the human subject's treatment location. The visual aids may assist a technician to perform the therapeutic and/or diagnostic procedure of the human subject. The fitted head model may be stored.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2015Publication date: August 13, 2015Applicant: NEURONETICS, INC.Inventors: Neeraj Mainkar, Ravi Pillutla, Kenneth Marc Ghiron, Mark Edward Riehl
-
Publication number: 20150196772Abstract: A TMS device may include treatment coils and ferromagnetic components that are configured to be disposed proximate to corresponding ones of the treatment coils. The treatment coils and ferromagnetic components of the TMS device may cooperatively generate a magnetic field that exhibits one or more characteristics that differ from those of a magnetic field that is generated by the treatment coils alone. For example, the magnetic field may exhibit lower induced electrical stimulation intensity in the cranial nerves, while substantially maintaining a penetration depth into the subject's brain. In another example, the magnetic field may exhibit increased penetration depth into the subject's brain, while substantially maintaining induced electrical stimulation intensity in the cranial nerves. The TMS device may be configured to be adjustable and/or reconfigurable, for instance with respect to the anatomy of a subject (e.g., to the shape of the subject's head).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2014Publication date: July 16, 2015Applicant: Neuronetics, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Marc Ghiron, Mark Edward Riehl, Ian Maxwell Shipway
-
Patent number: 8864641Abstract: The invention is directed to a novel method for reducing discomfort caused by transcutaneous stimulation. The novel method includes providing transcutaneous stimulation, reducing the transcutaneous stimulation at a first location, and substantially maintaining the transcutaneous stimulation at a second location. The transcutaneous stimulation may be created by electric and/or magnetic fields. The first location may be relatively proximate to the cutaneous surface and may comprise tissue, nerves and muscle. Also, the second location may be relatively deeper than the first location and include, for example, brain tissue that requires the transcutaneous stimulation for treatment purposes. The invention further may include locating a conductor on a treatment area and/or a transcutaneous stimulation device relative to the first location. In addition, the method may further include adjusting how much the transcutaneous stimulation is reduced at the first location.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2013Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Neuronetics, Inc.Inventors: Mark Edward Riehl, Kenneth Marc Ghiron