System and method for electrical stimulation of anorectal structures to treat urinary dysfunction

A method for improving a function of a urinary sphincter of a patient using a stimulation device, wherein the stimulation device comprises at least two electrodes operably connected to a stimulus generator and a controller configured to transmit at least one stimulation signal to the stimulus generator, the method comprising:

• implanting the device in an anorectal region of the patient;
• positioning a first of the at least two electrodes in electrical communication with a first part of a target tissue within said anorectal region of the patient;
• positioning a second of the at least two electrodes in electrical communication with a second part of the target tissue within said anorectal region of the patient, wherein the first part of the target tissue is a different location than the second part of the target tissue;
• generating a stimulation signal using said controller based on a plurality of programmatic instructions stored within said controller;
• generating a first electrical stimulation pulse, in response to said stimulation signal, using the stimulus generator, wherein said first electrical stimulation pulse is applied to the first part of said target tissue within said anorectal region via said first of the at least two electrodes;
• generating a second electrical stimulation pulse, in response to said stimulation signal, using the stimulus generator, wherein said second electrical stimulation pulse is applied to the second part of said target tissue within said anorectal region via said second at least two electrodes;
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• improving said function of the urinary sphincter based on said application of said first electrical stimulation pulse and said second electrical stimulation pulse to said target tissue.