Inductive Neural Stimulator

A device has been designed and constructed to cause stimulation of neural tissue by means of an induced electric field. Such a device is interesting because it allows a neural structure to be stimulated without requiring either the surgical exposure of the site of stimulation or requiring that current be passed from the outside to the inside of the living system. Tests have been conducted at stimulation rates of 45 pulses per second (pps) but the system can be adapted to provide rates up to 125 pps.