Patent ID: 9079010
Filing Date: 2015-07-14
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method for tracking the location of a coil winding of a transcranial magnetic stimulation induction coil device comprising: tracking at least one set of two or more reflective elements of a tracking device which is removably attached in a predetermined and repeatable manner to a casing containing at least one coil winding having a known orientation within the casing, and determining a location and orientation of the at least one coil winding based on the tracked reflective elements and their known relation to the at least one coil winding, wherein the transcranial magnetic stimulation induction coil device further comprises an attachment portion corresponding to a mating portion of the tracking device for removably attaching the tracking device to the casing such that, when repeatedly attached, the reflective elements have a known orientation with respect to the known orientation of the coil winding, and determining the accuracy of the attachment of the tracking device to the casing by determining the distance between an expected and actual location of a reference point on the tracking device and a reference point on the casing and the difference in orientation of the reference point on the tracking device and the reference point on the casing.