Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Location and deactivation of muscles
- Patent Title (中): 肌肉的位置和停用
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Application No.: US13949989Application Date: 2013-07-24
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Publication No.: US08909347B2Publication Date: 2014-12-09
- Inventor: Michael D. Laufer
- Applicant: Michael D. Laufer
- Agency: Levine Bagade Han LLP
- Main IPC: A61N1/18
- IPC: A61N1/18 ; A61B5/04 ; A61B18/14 ; A61N7/02 ; A61N1/05 ; A61B5/00 ; A61B18/00 ; A61N1/32

Abstract:
Methods and devices for treatment to at least interfere with the function of a muscle are described herein. These methods and devices may have application in cosmetic and plastic surgery, dermatology, suppression of tension and/or migraine-type headaches, pain management, one particular application of the subject matter deals primarily with reducing wrinkles caused by ongoing muscular activation. The devices and methods described herein allow medical practitioners to effectively identify selective nerves for paralyzing muscles, without the need for injections of agents such as botulism toxin. Moreover, the devices and methods herein, may allow for artificial generation of signals in nerves that were otherwise damaged by stimulating transmission of nerve signals across damaged nerves.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140058285A1 LOCATION AND DEACTIVATION OF MUSCLES Public/Granted day:2014-02-27
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