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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130444 | INCONTINENCE THERAPY Techniques for managing urinary or fecal incontinence include delivering a first type of therapy to generate a first physiological response and, upon detecting a trigger event, delivering a second type of therapy to generate a second physiological response. The first ty... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120041510 | FLEXIBLE TUBE SENSOR FOR SENSING URINARY SPHINCTER PRESSURE The disclosure describes a therapeutic sphincter control system with a fluid tube pressure sensor. The system senses sphincter pressure and sends the information to a stimulator that is capable of stimulation therapy to control sphincter contractility, thus reducing unw... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20110301663 | TREATMENT OF A PELVIC CONDITION THROUGH INDIRECT ELECTRICAL STIMULATION Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to a method of treating a pelvic condition of a patient through the indirect stimulation of a pelvic neuromuscular structure of the patient. In one embodiment of the method, an electrical stimulation signal is applied ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110282412 | TREATMENT OF INDICATIONS USING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION In one embodiment, a method includes implanting an implant entirely under the subject's skin. The implant includes a passive electrical conductor of sufficient length to extend from subcutaneous tissue located below one of a surface cathodic electrode and a surface anod... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110264163 | System and Method for Nerve Stimulation A system and method for stimulating a nerve, wherein the system includes a first waveform generator adapted to generate a first waveform having a frequency capable of stimulating a predetermined nerve of the mammal, a second waveform generator adapted to generate a carr... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110230931 | DEVICE FOR PERINEUM REEDUCATION The invention provides a perineal rehabilitation device comprising an applicator that is either an endocavity applicator (100) or an annular applicator (100′), locally supporting a charging electrode (104, 105) and at least one stimulation electro... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110190844 | TRANSMEMBRANE SENSING DEVICE FOR SENSING BLADDER CONDITION The disclosure describes a sensing device that is implantable to sense bladder conditions, as well as a neurostimulation system and method that make use of such a sensor for alleviation of urinary incontinence. The sensing device is implantable outside the bladder, but ... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110160793 | Multi-Zone Stimulation Implant System and Method Various embodiments of an implant system are provided. The implant, such as a mesh implant, can include a support structure, e.g., mesh sling or implant, one or more stimulation elements (e.g., leads), and an energizing element. Leads or electrodes can be positioned in ... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20110118805 | INCONTINENCE THERAPY OBJECTIFICATION Techniques for managing urinary or fecal incontinence include delivering a first type of therapy to generate a first physiological response and, upon detecting a trigger event, delivering a second type of therapy to generate a second physiological response. The first ty... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110087337 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING FLOW IN A BODILY ORGAN An apparatus for controlling a flow of fluid and/or other bodily matter in a lumen formed by a tissue wall of a patient's organ comprises an implantable constriction device for gently constricting (i.e. without substantially hampering the blood circulation in the tissue... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110071590 | SACRAL NEUROSTIMULATION TO INDUCE MICTURITION IN PARAPLEGICS It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for enhanced bladder voidance which would have the advantages of a rhizotomy yet be temporary and reversible by combining low and high-frequency sacral nerve stimulation. Applicants propose a new... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110066254 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FLOW IN A BODILY ORGAN There is provided a method for controlling a flow of fluid and/or other bodily matter in a lumen formed by a tissue wall of a patient's organ. The method comprises gently constricting (i.e., without substantially hampering the blood circulation in the tissue wall) at le... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20100274310 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BLADDER DYSFUNCTIONS USING NEUROMODULATION Systems and Methods treat bladder dysfunctions using neuromodulation stimulation. Bladder emptying through stimulation of urethral afferents, and continence through stimulation of the dorsal genital nerve, is provided with one or more implanted pulse generators and one ... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100274072 | SPHINCTERIC CONTROL SYSTEM A sphincteric control system for controlling the function of a bodily organ, such as the bladder. The system includes a first implanted sphincter disposed about a portion of the bodily organ, a second implanted sphincter disposed about a portion of the bodily organ, and... | 10/28/2010 |
| 20100240949 | TRANSMEMBRANE SENSING DEVICE FOR SENSING BLADDER CONDITION The disclosure describes a sensing device that is implantable to sense bladder conditions, as well as a neurostimulation system and method that make use of such a sensor for alleviation of urinary incontinence. The sensing device is implantable outside the bladder, but ... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100228314 | REMOTE TITRATION OF THERAPY DELIVERED BY AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE Techniques for remotely titrating a therapy delivered using an implantable medical device system are disclosed. An implantable medical device delivers therapy according to a first program. The system collects patient data relating to at least one of an efficacy of, or s... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100204538 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETIC INDUCTION THERAPY An energy emitting, apparatus for providing a medical therapy includes one or more energy generators, a logic controller electrically connected to the one or more energy generators, and one or more sensors that are connected to the logic controller for detecting electri... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100168501 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETIC INDUCTION THERAPY An energy emitting apparatus for providing a medical therapy includes one or more energy generators, a logic controller electrically connected to the one or more energy generators, and one or more sensors that are connected to the logic controller for detecting electric... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100145409 | LAPAROSCOPIC IMPLANTATION OF NEUROSTIMULATORS A method for altering operation of a nerve related to a given body condition includes the steps of identifying at least one nerve root of a nerve related to the given body condition; laparoscopically implanting at least one electrode on the nerve root; and operating the... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100106216 | PROBE FOR ELECTRIC STIMULATOR HAVING VARIABLE VAGINAL ELECTRODE A probe for an electric stimulator having a variable vaginal electrode constantly maintains the contact resistance by adjusting the diameter of the electrode corresponding to the user. Electrodes are provided on front and rear parts of a body of the probe, respectively.... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100094372 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY STIMULATING COMPONENTS IN, ON, OR NEAR THE PUDENDAL NERVE OR ITS BRANCHES TO ACHIEVE SELECTIVE PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSES Systems and methods selectively stimulate components of the pudendal nerve away from the sacral root to evoke desired physiologic responses in persons who lack the ability to otherwise produce these responses—e.g., maintain continence and/or produce micturition, and/o... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100076254 | ELECTRICAL MUSCLE STIMULATION TO TREAT FECAL INCONTINENCE AND/OR PELVIC PROLAPSE Surgical procedures, kits and implants for alleviating human urinary and fecal incontinence are disclosed. Electrical stimulation is provided at one or more locations or positions in relation to or within an anal sphincter muscle comprising an internal anal sphincter su... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100076255 | Method and apparatus for treating a prolapse related condition The present invention provides a method and apparatus for treating a prolapse related condition. The apparatus includes an implantable stimulator arranged to be implanted within a patient. The stimulator provides a signal for stimulation of tissue in the pelvic region.... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100030297 | IMPLANTABLE OPTICAL PRESSURE SENSOR FOR SENSING URINARY SPHINCTER PRESSURE The disclosure describes an optical fiber pressure sensor to measure sphincter pressure which may be incorporated into a therapeutic sphincter control system. The system senses sphincter pressure and sends the information to a stimulator that is capable of stimulation t... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100010563 | Method and Apparatus for Treating Fecal Incontinence The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for treating fecal incontinence. A smooth muscle sphincter is implanted about the distal part of the large intestine in the region of internal anal sphincter or the anal canal, the rectum or the sigmoid colon. The ... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100010290 | Smooth muscle implant for managing a medical condition The present invention relates to an implant for managing a medical condition. In particular, it relates to medical treatments which employ smooth muscle implant and discloses a method of augmenting a smooth muscle implant for management of a human medical condition. Aug... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090326602 | TREATMENT OF INDICATIONS USING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION In one embodiment, a method includes implanting an implant entirely under the subject's skin. The implant includes a passive electrical conductor of sufficient length to extend from subcutaneous tissue located below one of a surface cathodic electrode and a surface anod... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090326603 | APPARATUS FOR STIMULATING COMPONENTS IN, ON, OR NEAR THE PUDENDAL NERVE OR ITS BRANCHES TO ACHIEVE SELECTIVE PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSES Apparatus to control physiological functions, including urinary track physiological functions are described. The apparatus includes an electrode(s) configured to be placed on or in a targeted component of a pudendal nerve and to stimulate the targeted pudendal nerve pud... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090312835 | DIELECTRIC FLUID FILLED ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES Active implantable medical devices (AIMDs) are backfilled with a dielectric fluid to increase the volts per mil dielectric breakdown strength between internal circuit elements. In a method for backfilling the AIMD with dielectric fluid, substantially all air and moistur... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090306460 | Method and Apparatus for Controlling a Bodily Function The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling urinary incontinence. An implantable stimulator is utilised to apply stimulation to a sphincter or neosphincter about the urethra, in order to maintain coaptation of the urethra and urinary continen... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090270942 | COLLECTING ACTIVITY INFORMATION TO EVALUATE THERAPY A medical device delivers a therapy to a patient. The medical device may periodically determine an activity level of the patient, and associate each determined activity level with a current therapy parameter set. A value of at least one activity metric is determined for... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090254144 | System and Method of Bladder and Sphincter Control A method and system for bladder control are disclosed. In embodiments, a method for bladder control is provided that comprises coupling an electrode to an afferent nerve that is related to the bladder. Applying a plurality of pulse burst stimulations via the electrode c... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090254145 | PELVIC DISORDER TREATMENT In a method of treating urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, constipation and/or pathological retention of urine, at least one electrode of a lead is implanted in contact with a pelvic muscle of the patient. A proximal end of the lead is connected to a hermetically... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090247817 | Method for controlling flow of urine in a patient's urethra, ureter, renal pelvis or bladder There is provided a method for controlling a flow of urine in the urinary passageway of a patient's urethra, ureter, renal pelvis or bladder. The method comprises gently constricting (i.e., without substantially hampering the blood circulation in the urinary tissue wall... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090228064 | COMPRESSIBLE ELECTRODES A compressible electrode for the stimulation of the musculature of the pelvic floor complex e.g. for the treatment of anterior and posterior pelvic floor muscle dysfunction, is reversibly compressible and has electro-conductive elements. The compressible electrode may b... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090222058 | NEUROMODULATION DEVICE FOR PELVIC DYSFUNCTION A wearable neuromodulation device (1), configured for insertion into a pelvic orifice of the human body for treating urinary incontinence, faecal incontinence, muscle wastage, spasm and/or spasticity by applying electrical stimulation signals to pudendal nerves t... | 09/03/2009 |
| 20090163975 | ADAPTIVE ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPY FOR FECAL INCONTINENCE In general, the disclosure is directed to an implantable neurostimulator and system capable of providing adaptive neurostimulation therapy to alleviate urinary or fecal incontinence. The neurostimulator operates according to a set of stimulation parameters stored in mem... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090157139 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTINENCE TO A GASTROINTESTINAL OSTOMY An apparatus, and method, for providing continence to a gastrointestinal ostomy of a patient, the apparatus having a sealing device for retaining discharge of intestinal effluents and waste products from the ostomy, at least one pair of electrodes capable of delivering ... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090157140 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CONTINENCE TO A GASTROINTESTINAL OSTOMY An apparatus, and method, for providing continence to a gastrointestinal ostomy of a patient, the apparatus having a sealing device for retaining discharge of effluents or waste products from an ostomy, at least one pair of electrodes capable of delivering electrical st... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090138061 | Stimulator For The Control of a Bodily Function The present invention provides a device for the stimulation of smooth muscle tissue. The device includes a stimulator arranged to provide a signal to the smooth muscle tissue to control response of the smooth muscle tissue, and an interface arranged to allow programming... | 05/28/2009 |
