Conductive mesh for neurostimulation
AssigneeEthicon, Inc.
InventorsAnthony DiUbaldi, Michael Tracey
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Abstract
A medial treatment device for treating at least first and second medical conditions is provided, as well as a method for using the same. The medical treatment device includes a stimulation device for treating the first medical condition with electrical stimulation, and an implantable mesh adapted for implantation within the patient to treat the second medical condition. The implantable mesh has a plurality of incorporated electrically conductive elements adapted to conduct electrical stimulation from the stimulation device to a position closer to a predetermined body part the stimulation of which at least partially treats the first medical condition.
Claims37
A medial treatment device for treating at least first and second medical conditions of a patient, comprising:
- a neurostimulation device for treating a first neurologically based condition of the patient, the neurostimulation device further comprising a first waveform generator adapted to generate a first waveform having a frequency capable of stimulating a predetermined nerve of the patient, a second waveform generator adapted to generate a carrier waveform having a frequency capable of passing through tissue of the patient, a modulation device electrically coupled to the first and second waveform generators and adapted to modulate the first and carrier waveforms to create a modulated waveform, and an electrode electrically coupled to the modulation device and positioned substantially adjacent to skin of the patient, and adapted to apply the modulated waveform thereto;
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- an implantable mesh adapted for implantation within the patient to treat a second medical condition of the patient, wherein the implantable mesh has a plurality of incorporated electrically conductive elements adapted to conduct the applied modulated waveform to a position closer to the predetermined nerve than the electrode when the mesh is implanted.
A method for treating at least first and second medical conditions of a patient comprising:
- generating a first waveform having a frequency capable of stimulating a predetermined nerve of the patient to treat a first neurologically based condition of the patient;
- generating a carrier waveform having a frequency capable of passing through tissue of the patient;
- modulating said first waveform with the carrier waveform to produce a modulated signal;
- applying the modulated signal to the patient's skin;
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- using an implanted mesh having a plurality of incorporated conductive elements to conduct the applied modulated signal to a location closer to the predetermined nerve than the electrode.
An implant for treating female urinary incontinence in a patient, comprising:
- a substantially flat, flexible mesh or netting adapted to be implanted into a female patient's body as a supportive loop beneath the patient's urethra, wherein the mesh or netting is further comprised of interwoven fibers, at least one of which is electrically conductive.
A medial treatment device for treating at least first and second medical conditions of a patient, comprising:
- a stimulation device for treating a first medical condition of the patient with electrical stimulation;
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- an implantable mesh adapted for implantation within the patient to treat a second medical condition of the patient, wherein the implantable mesh has a plurality of incorporated electrically conductive elements adapted to conduct electrical stimulation from the stimulation device to a position closer to a predetermined body part the stimulation of which at least partially treats the first medical condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.