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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6306078 | Treatment of excretory problems This invention deals with inducing urination and/or defecation through electro-magnetic induction. The claimed method provides a non-invasive procedure to stimulate excretory functions in paraplegic and quadriplegic patients.... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6289245 | Electrical apparatus for medical treatment using EMG envelope signal An apparatus for medical treatment is provided, which can reduce the load of signal processing and allows the patient to recognize the state of his/her muscular contraction more easily. The apparatus for medical treatment being operatively coupled to at l... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6266557 | Biofeedback device for an incontinent person A biofeedback device for predicting an impending elimination of bodily waste in an incontinent person includes a sensing element in contact with an area of a user so as to detect electrical activity of a sphincter muscle associated therewith and a signali... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6240315 | Electrical apparatus for medical treatment using EMG envelope signal An apparatus for medical treatment is provided, which can reduce the load of signal processing and allows the patient to recognize the state of his/her muscular contraction more easily. The apparatus for medical treatment being operatively coupled to at l... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6091995 | Devices, methods, and systems for shrinking tissues Devices, systems, and method for treating urinary incontinence generally rely on energy delivered to a patient's own pelvic support tissue to selectively contract or shrink at least a portion of that pelvic support tissue so as to reposition the bladder. ... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6086549 | Apparatus and method for treating female urinary incontinence The present invention provides an efficient and cost effective device for applying electrical stimulation to a body cavity. Preferred embodiments of the invention also provide the function of measuring the pressure exerted by the body cavity. The present ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6061596 | Method for conditioning pelvic musculature using an implanted microstimulator A system and method for conditioning pelvic muscle tissue for the purpose of treating urinary incontinence uses one or more tiny implantable stimulators (20)--termed "microstimulators"--implanted in or near certain pelvic structures so as to contact targe... | 05/09/2000 |
| 6041258 | Medical stimulation An improved handle for a medical device used in laparoscopic surgery is provided. This handle is especially adapted for use with an implant device specifically for electrostimulation and/or electrical monitoring of endo-abdominal tissue or viscera is prov... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5978712 | Stimulating apparatus for preventing urinary incontinence The stimulating apparatus (1) for preventing urinary incontinence according to the invention includes an event switch (4) for inputting plural sets of urinary incontinence information; a stimulation condition setting unit (5) for setting a condition of st... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5833595 | Treatment of excretory problems This invention deals with inducing urination and/or defecation through electro-magnetic induction. The claimed method provides a non-invasive procedure to stimulate excretory functions in paraplegic and quadriplegic patients.... | 11/10/1998 |
| 5702428 | Electrical stimulation for treatment of incontinence and other neuro-muscular disorders Electrical stimulation for the treatment of neuro-muscular disorders, in particular incontinence. A portable electrical stimulation apparatus for treatment of incontinence, comprising one or more electrodes (302) for applying one or more electrical stimul... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5662699 | Method and apparatus for stimulating or monitoring the exercise of muscles adjacent a body cavity Methods, and apparatus used in the methods, for stimulating, and monitoring the exercise of, muscles near a body cavity by transmitting electrical energy between an electrical source or processor and the wall of the body cavity. A flexible airtight sheath... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5649976 | Neuromuscular stimulator electrode A method for manufacturing an electrode comprises molding a plurality of spaced conductive sections which include a pin receptacle for receiving a connector pin of a wire harness. A skeleton of conductive sections, connector pins and lead wires are placed... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5562717 | Electrical stimulation for treatment of incontinence and other neuromuscular disorders Electrical stimulation for the treatment of neuro-muscular disorders, in particular incontinence. A portable electrical stimulation apparatus for treatment of incontinence, comprising one or more electrodes (302) for applying one or more electrical stimul... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5484445 | Sacral lead anchoring system A simple and reliable system for anchoring a lead to the sacrum. The system provides a pliant slid-on anchoring sleeve featuring a suturing groove for lead fixation and a base having screw tabs for anchoring the sleeve and thus the lead to the sacrum. The... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5464448 | Electrode and method of making neuromuscular stimulator A method for manufacturing an electrode comprises molding a plurality of spaced conductive sections which include a pin receptacle for receiving a connector pin of a wire harness. A skeleton of conductive sections, connector pins and lead wires are placed... | 11/07/1995 |
| 5385577 | Electrode for activating pelvic reflexes An electrode for activating pelvic reflexes in a patient is made of a molded elongated tubular member and a patient conforming handle member. The tubular member has a plurality of conductive polymer bands separated by at least one nonconductive polymer ba... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5370671 | Incontinence electrode apparatus An incontinence electrode for controlling urinary incontinence in women is made of alternating regions of conductive and non-conductive polymers molded to form a flexible tubular body. Electrical leads couple the conductive regions to an electrical stimul... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5233987 | System and method for monitoring patient's compliance A medical patient's compliance with a prescribed regimen of treatment is monitored through elapsed time of equipment operation. A treatment device used by the patient applies a stimulation signal to the patient through an electrode and counts a first cloc... | 08/10/1993 |
| 4785828 | Vaginal stimulator for controlling urinary incontinence in women A vaginal stimulator adapted to be inserted into a women's vagina to stimulate and constrict muscles therein and prevent the flow of urine through the urethra. A vaginal plug having a conical tip includes a power supply, pulse generator, on/off switch and... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4739764 | Method for stimulating pelvic floor muscles for regulating pelvic viscera Applicant's U.S. patent application Ser. No. 611,836, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,607,639, describes a method for controlling the function of a bladder, including identification of selected nerve bundles controlling the separate functions of the bladder and its e... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4688575 | Muscle contraction stimulation An instrument (10) for the treatment of incontinence by exercise of the muscle group that includes the puboccygeous muscle furnishes electrical energy to induce muscle contraction. Energy is provided according to a pre-established exercise program at ener... | 08/25/1987 |
| 4607639 | Method and system for controlling bladder evacuation A method for controlling the function of a bladder, includes identification of the anatomical location of at least one nerve controlling the muscles for the bladder and/or its sphincter and positioning of an electrode on the nerve to selectively stimulate... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4406288 | Bladder control device and method An apparatus and method for conditioning the pelvic floor musculature of a living being to inhibit bladder contractility and relax the bladder so as to prevent involuntary urinary loss. The apparatus and method involve providing a pair of electrodes adapt... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4387719 | Control circuit of a therapeutic stimulator for the urinary incontinence In the control circuit of a therapeutic stimulator for the urinary incontinence, whereby the sphincter of the urethra is stimulated and at the same time a reflected inhibition of the urinary bladder is caused, stimulation pulses are generated. The circuit... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4205671 | Outflow detector and control arrangement An arrangement for detecting and controlling an outflow which includes a temperature sensing device for sensing a temperature of the outflow and providing a signal of the detected temperature. A control arrangement is provided and is operatively associate... | 06/03/1980 |
| 4153059 | Urinary incontinence stimulator system A urinary incontinence stimulator system using an intra-anal electrode which provides a recurring series of pulses of varying duration and frequency to the electrode with each of such series of pulses spaced from the succeeding series by a rest period whe... | 05/08/1979 |
| 4106511 | Electrical stimulator in remedy of incontinence An electrical stimulator is provided for controlling the urethral -- the bladder and/or the rectal function. Said stimulator comprises an obturator to be worn within the vagina or anus. The obturator is made of a flexible material, which can be expanded f... | 08/15/1978 |
| 3973571 | Circuit arrangement for an automatic integrated intravaginal stimulator An intravaginal stimulator is provided for correcting urinary incontinence which employs a plurality of transistors to form an oscillator with the load formed by the user in series with the battery whereby the circuit is rendered inactive until placed in ... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3943938 | Anal sphincter device and barium enema plug An apparatus for stimulating the anal sphincter is provided in order to maintain the anal sphincter in a substantially continuously contracted condition. The apparatus includes a plug which is inserted in the anus such that a portion of the plug is surrou... | 03/16/1976 |
