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US 8,914,111 B2Granted
Devices and methods for stimulating nerves
AssigneeFemPulse, LLC
InventorAlexandra Haessler
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Abstract
A device for stimulating nerves adjacent the vagina includes a nerve stimulating element coupled to a body. The nerve stimulating element is positioned to stimulate the vesical, Frankenhauser's and/or inferior hypogastric plexuses. The device may reside in the vaginal fornices.
Claims6
A method of stimulating nerves adjacent a vaginal canal, comprising the steps of:
- positioning a device in the vagina, the device including a body and a first nerve stimulating element coupled to the body;
- stimulating nerves adjacent the vaginal canal using the first nerve stimulating element;
- the positioning step being carried out with the body extending at least 270 degrees around the cervix.
A method of stimulating nerves adjacent a vaginal canal, comprising the steps of:
- positioning a device in the vagina, the device including a body and a first nerve stimulating element coupled to the body;
- stimulating nerves adjacent the vaginal canal using the first nerve stimulating element;
- the positioning step being carried out with the body extending completely around the cervix.
A method of stimulating nerves adjacent a vaginal canal, comprising the steps of:
- positioning a device in the vagina, the device including a body and a first nerve stimulating element coupled to the body;
- stimulating nerves adjacent the vaginal canal using the first nerve stimulating element;
- orienting the device about the cervix using the first nerve stimulating element, the orienting step is carried out with the device having a control system, the control system saving a pattern in a parameter, the control system comparing the pattern in the parameter to current data to orient the device about the cervix.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.