Patent · US Expired

Combined stimulation of ventral and dorsal sacral roots for control of bladder function

US7142925B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

Axon Engineering, Inc. · US

Inventors

Narendra Bhadra · Chesterland, US
J. Thomas Mortimer · Chagrin Falls, US
Volker Grunewald · Hannover, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 14, 1999
Grant date	Nov 28, 2006
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 14, 2019

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61N1/36007
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses for controlling bladder discharge in a patient are described. The method includes coupling a first electrode to a sacral ventral root of the patient and coupling a second electrode to a sacral dorsal root of the patient. The method may be applied to spinal cord injured patients without dorsal root section.

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