Electrical stimulation to inhibit bladder and/or bowel contraction

A system comprising:

• a therapy module configured to deliver electrical stimulation therapy to a patient;
• and
• a processor configured to control delivery of the electrical stimulation therapy to the patient via the therapy module between at least one of contractions of a bladder or contractions of a bowel of a patient, wherein the electrical stimulation therapy exhibits a frequency of approximately 500 hertz or greater, wherein the electrical stimulation therapy comprises electrical stimulation therapy configured to inhibit contraction of the bladder when the electrical stimulation is delivered between the contractions of the bladder to prevent voiding of urine from the bladder, and wherein the electrical stimulation therapy comprises electrical stimulation therapy configured to inhibit contraction of the bowel when the electrical stimulation is delivered between the contractions of the bowel to prevent fecal voiding from the bowel.

A system comprising:

• means for generating electrical stimulation therapy with a frequency of approximately 500 hertz or greater;
• and
• means for controlling delivery of the electrical stimulation therapy to a patient via a medical device between at least one of contractions of a bladder or contractions of a bowel of a patient, wherein the electrical stimulation therapy comprises electrical stimulation therapy configured to inhibit contraction of the bladder when the electrical stimulation therapy is delivered between the contractions of the bladder to prevent voiding of urine from the bladder, and wherein the electrical stimulation therapy comprises electrical stimulation therapy configured to inhibit contraction of the bowel when the electrical stimulation is delivered between the contractions of the bowel to prevent fecal voiding from the bowel.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to control delivery of the electrical stimulation therapy with a frequency of approximately 500 hertz or greater to a patient via a medical device between at least one of contractions of a bladder or contractions of a bowel of a patient, wherein the electrical stimulation therapy comprises electrical stimulation therapy configured to inhibit contraction of the bladder when the electrical stimulation therapy is delivered between the contractions of the bladder to prevent voiding of urine from the bladder, and wherein the electrical stimulation therapy comprises electrical stimulation therapy configured to inhibit contraction of the bowel when the electrical stimulation therapy is delivered between the contractions of the bowel to prevent fecal voiding from the bowel.