Electrical stimulation therapy for lower urinary tract dysfunction and sexual reflex dysfunction
US8918175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 27, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B5/4393
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Electrical stimulation therapy may be delivered to a patient to selectively and independently address different conditions of a pelvic floor disorder of the patient. The conditions of a pelvic floor disorder may include, for example, a lower urinary tract dysfunction (e.g., urinary or fecal incontinence) and sexual dysfunction (e.g., an impaired sexual reflex response to a sexual stimulus). In some examples, a system is configured to selectively deliver a first electrical stimulation therapy that is configured to elicit an inhibitory physiological response from the patient related to voiding, a second electrical stimulation therapy that is configured to improve a sexual reflex response of the patient to a sexual stimulus, and a third electrical stimulation therapy that is configured to both elicit the inhibitory physiological response from the patient related to voiding and increase a sexual response of the patient to a sexual stimulus.
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