Medical Methods Patents in Neuromodulation.
Neuromodulation
; 22(4): 398-402, 2019 Jun.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-30748045
ABSTRACT
There is a rapidly growing number of patents on methods of modulating brain regions. Despite this trend, and the massive potential of neuromodulation for treating patients, researchers and physicians who use neuromodulation techniques and technologies often have little idea of the significant ways these patents could affect their work. This article describes medical method patents, including a brief history of their development, and analyzes their potential direct and indirect effects on neuromodulation treatment and research efforts. As neuromodulation rapidly matures into a commercial and medical reality it is important to consider these effects in a forward thinking and value driven manner. The paper concludes with recommendations concerning how neuromodulation method patents may be used, or not, depending on the values of the inventor.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Patentes como Asunto
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Estimulación Eléctrica Transcutánea del Nervio
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Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso
Tipo de estudio:
Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Neuromodulation
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá