Uterine electrical stimulation system and method
AssigneeDignity Health
InventorsRobert E. Garfield, Shao-Qing Shi, Leili Shi, William Maner
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Abstract
Systems and methods for producing cervical ripening in a pregnant patient. The method includes generating an electrical stimulation current between about 0.01 milliamperes and about 6 milliamperes using a current unit, coupling an electrode probe to the current unit, and inserting the electrode probe transvaginally so that at least one electrode of the electrode probe is in contact with the patient's cervix. The method also includes applying the electrical stimulation current from the current unit through the electrode probe and the at least one electrode to the patient's cervix to produce ripening of the patient's cervix.
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A system for producing cervical ripening in a pregnant patient, the system comprising:
- a stimulation device configured to perform at least one of preprogrammed stimulation tasks and user-defined stimulation tasks to generate stimulation current parameters;
- a current unit configured to be controlled by the stimulation device to produce a stimulation current based on the stimulation current parameters;
- an electrode probe coupled to the current unit and configured to receive the stimulation current, the electrode probe including at least one stimulation electrode configured to be coupled to the cervix of the patient, the electrode probe providing the stimulation current through the at least one stimulation electrode to the cervix to cause ripening of the cervix.
A method for producing cervical ripening in a pregnant patient, the method comprising:
- generating an electrical stimulation current between about 0.01 milliamperes and about 6 milliamperes using a current unit;
- coupling an electrode probe to the current unit;
- inserting the electrode probe transvaginally;
- contacting at least one electrode of the electrode probe against the patient's cervix;
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- applying the electrical stimulation current from the current unit through the electrode probe and the at least one electrode to the patient's cervix to produce ripening of the patient's cervix.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.