Patent ID: 8801589

Claim:
A tissue stimulator, comprising: a pulse generator configured to generate one or a train of pulses of at least 1000 volts at a current of at least 1000 amperes in an insulated winding of multiple turns; the insulated winding of multiple turns having a central vertical axis and being electrically connected to the pulse generator; the winding having an opening which has a maximum size, and being configured to wrap around a patient's head with the axis passing vertically and centrally through the head; the winding being an air core winding having a series of turns forming a solenoid, wherein the turns at a first side of the axis are closer to the central axis than the turns at a second side of the axis such that when positioned on the patient's head, the turns at the first side are positioned closer to the skin than the turns at the second side, the turns at the first side forming an anatomically conforming portion of the winding around a first portion of the head, and the turns at the second side forming an anatomically conforming portion of the winding around a second portion of the head, the winding having a dimension along the axis that is at least one third of the maximum size of the opening.