Patent ID: 6652443
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
Device for the stimulation of a body part, characterized in that it has at least the following elements:(a) at least one coil Si with at least one power supply for the generation of magnetic fields at an area of sensorimotor-terminal branches in order to induce direct, via stimulation, and indirect, via muscle contraction, sensorimotor input to produce a learning effect in the central nervous system, and (b) a device for the open-loop or closed-loop control of the at least one power supply for the coil Si, which has at least the following element: a current pulse generator for the emission of current pulses I(Si) at pulse frequencies f(I(Si)) and pulse durations d(I(Si)) through the at least one power supply to the coil Si in such a way that the muscles of the body part are contracted or decontracted in a coordinated manner, so that a coordinated composite movement of the body part is obtained.