Patent ID: 6402678
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
A magnetic depolarizer system for the treatment of migraine headache, the system including:a readily portable magnetic depolarizer adapted for placement by a human patient at a specific location on his or her head, the specific location being a region where the application of a time varying magnetic field will decrease the intensity and/or duration of a migraine headache, the magnetic depolarizer having at least one electromagnetic coil that is capable of providing the time varying magnetic field with a peak intensity at some portion of the patient's cerebral cortex of at least 0.1 Tesla; electrical circuitry connected to the magnetic depolarizer for providing an electrical current through the at least one electromagnetic coil, the electrical circuitry also including a patient operated switch for turning on the magnetic depolarizer system; and, a positioner adapted for placement of the magnetic depolarizer system by the human patient onto the specific location of his or her head.