US 5,562,717 A · Electrical stimulation for treatment of incontinence and other neuromuscular disorders

Abstract

Electrical stimulation for the treatment of neuro-muscular disorders, in particular incontinence. A portable electrical stimulation apparatus for treatment of incontinence, comprising one or more electrodes (302) for applying one or more electrical stimulation signals to a patient's body, a signal generator for generating the electrical stimulation signal(s), one or more conductive leads for connecting the signal generator to the electrode(s), to deliver the electrical stimulation signal to the electrode(s); and a power supply, characterized in that the apparatus includes an instruction storage or a programming device for imparting a set of instructions to the signal generator, the signal generator being responsive to the instruction storage or programming device so that the generated signal adopts signal waveform characteristics selected in accordance with said set of instructions.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for application of electrical stimulation to patients suffering from incontinence, said apparatus comprising, in combination:

generator means for providing a series of electrical stimulation pulses;
electrode means, responsive to said series of electrical stimulation pulses and sized for placement on a patient's body, for stimulating a pudendal nerve of the patient in order to reduce patient incontinence, said electrode means comprising perineal surface electrode means, shaped for positioning on a perineal portion of a patient, for providing stimulation to dorsal and perineal branches of the patient's pudendal nerve and sacral surface electrode means, shaped for fitting to a sacral region of said patient, for stimulating nerves in the sacral region;
and
means for connecting said electrode means with said generator means.

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Electrical stimulation for treatment of incontinence and other neuromuscular disorders

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Electrical stimulation for treatment of incontinence and other neuromuscular disorders

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Abstract

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