Patent ID: 9233258
Filing Date: 2016-01-12
CPC Classification: A61N

Claim Text:
1. A device for selectively applying energy to a target region in a patient, the device comprising: a power source configured to generate a magnetic field outside of the patient; a housing containing an enclosed coil and an electrically conductive fluid surrounding at least a portion of the enclosed coil; and wherein the enclosed coil is configured to transmit the magnetic field through an outer skin surface of the patient such that the magnetic field induces an electric current at a nerve at the target region within the patient, wherein the electric current comprises bursts of electrical impulses, wherein each of the electrical impulses comprises a duration from about 50 microseconds to about 1000 microseconds, wherein each of the bursts comprises a frequency from about 15 Hz to about 50 Hz, wherein the electric current is sufficient to modulate the nerve.