Patent ID: 9308387
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: A61B,A61N,G06Q,G16H,G16Z

Claim Text:
1. A device for applying a magnetic field to a head of a subject comprising: a) a first permanent magnet; b) a concave treatment surface configured to fit the head of the subject; and c) a subunit coupled to the first permanent magnet comprising circuitry programmed to determine a frequency in a specified EEG band of the subject and to move said first permanent magnet at the frequency in the specified EEG band greater than about 1 Hz thereby generating the magnetic field, wherein the determination of the frequency is based on: i) an intrinsic frequency of the subject within the specified EEG band obtained before applying the magnetic field to the head of the subject, or ii) a Q-factor of the intrinsic frequency of the subject within the specified EEG band obtained before applying the magnetic field to the head of the subject; and iii) a target frequency in the specified EEG band, or iv) a target Q-factor of the intrinsic frequency of the subject within the specified EEG band, and wherein the device is configured to apply the magnetic field to the head of the subject at a distance of about 1/16 inches to about 5 inches between the first permanent magnet and the head of the subject.