Control of urge incontinence
AssigneeAMS Research Corporation
InventorsYossi Gross, Ehud Cohen, Israel Nissenkorn, David Lifschitz
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Abstract
A device (20) for treatment of a patient's urinary incontinence, including a sensor, (44), which generates a signal responsive to a physiological characteristic indicative of a likelihood of incontinence. A control unit (22) receives the signal from the sensor. At least one electrode (29) is preferably implanted in the patient. The electrode is coupled to cause contraction of a pelvic muscle of the patient responsive to application of electrical energy to the electrode. Responsive to the signal, the control unit applies an electrical waveform to the electrode, so as to inhibit the incontinence.
Claims17
A method comprising:
- implanting at least one electrode in a patient in contact with a pelvic muscle of the patient;
- implanting a stimulator device in the patient;
- and
- driving the at least one electrode to apply a biphasic electrical waveform to the muscle using the stimulator device.
A method comprising:
- implanting at least one elongated electrode structure in contact with a pelvic muscle of the patient;
- implanting a stimulator device in the patient;
- driving the at least one electrode to apply an electrical waveform to the muscle using the stimulator device;
- providing for the electrical waveform a plurality of pulses each having pulse width duration of 2 ms or less;
- and
- contracting the pelvic muscle in response to driving the at least one electrode, wherein urine flow through the urethra of the patient is inhibited.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.