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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8126558 | Controlled penile prosthesis A male sexual impotence prosthesis apparatus comprises an operable prosthesis implanted in the cavities of the corpora cavemosa of a patient's penile tissue for providing erect penile condition, when the prosthesis is operated. The prosthesis is operable by an impla... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121690 | Treatment of female fertility conditions through modulation of the autonomic nervous system Methods are provided for treating a subject for a fertility condition. In accordance with the subject methods, at least a portion of a subject's autonomic nervous system is modulated to increase the sympathetic activity/parasympathetic activity ratio in a manner tha... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7899539 | Cavernous nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentials Methods of using unidirectionally propagating action potentials (UPAPs) for cavernous nerve stimulation and for certain disorders are provided. Stimulators capable of creating such UPAPs include, but are not limited to, miniature implantable stimulators (i.e., micro... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7890177 | Device and therapy for erectile dysfunction and other sexual dysfunction An implantable stimulator(s) with at least one infusion outlet and/or at least one electrode, is implanted with the outlet(s) and/or electrode(s) located adjacent to a pudendal nerve(s) and potentially other nerve(s) innervating the reproductive organs, such as the ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7890176 | Methods and systems for treating chronic pelvic pain Methods of treating chronic pelvic pain include applying at least one stimulus to a stimulation site within a patient with an implanted system control unit in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters. Systems for treating chronic pelvic pain include a syst... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7865243 | Device and therapy for erectile dysfunction and other sexual dysfunction An implantable stimulator(s) with at least one infusion outlet and/or at least one electrode, is implanted with the outlet(s) and/or electrode(s) located adjacent to a pudendal nerve(s) and potentially other nerve(s) innervating the reproductive organs, such as the ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7818062 | Peristaltic pump for treatment of erectile dysfunction In some embodiments of the present invention, apparatus is provided for treating erectile dysfunction of a subject. The apparatus includes one or more electrodes configured to be coupled to a vicinity of a blood vessel that carries blood into or out of a penis of th... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7797049 | Neurostimulation delivery during transurethral prostate treatment In general, the invention provides a transurethral ablation device comprising an electrode for delivery of neurostimulation therapy to a patient to prevent or alleviate pain experienced during the course of a transurethral ablation procedure. The device may include ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7676269 | Treatment of female fertility conditions through modulation of the autonomic nervous system Methods are provided for treating a subject for a fertility condition. In accordance with the subject methods, at least a portion of a subject's autonomic nervous system is modulated to increase the sympathetic activity/parasympathetic activity ratio in a manner tha... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7660631 | Methods and systems for electrical and/or drug stimulation as a therapy for erectile dysfunction Systems and methods for introducing one or more stimulating drugs and/or applying electrical stimulation to tissue affecting the penis to treat erectile dysfunction (for instance, following prostate surgery) uses at least one implantable system control unit (SCU) pr... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7623923 | Tube sensor for penile tumescence The disclosure describes a tube pressure sensor to measure penile tumescence which may be used in a therapeutic penile tumescence control system. The system senses penile pressure and sends the information to a stimulator that is capable of stimulation therapy to co... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7623924 | Devices and methods for gynecologic hormone modulation in mammals Methods and devices for electrically stimulating nerves and organs to induce and modulate the production of hormones according to desired hormone production patterns and hormone level patterns to treat gynecological conditions. Such methods and devices may be used t... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7561918 | Autocapture in a neurostimulator A method (and associated apparatus) of providing electrical neurostimulation therapy to a patient using an implanted neurostimulator comprises (a) delivering an electrical stimulation to a nerve and (b) determining whether a predetermined condition has occurred as a... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7437194 | Stimulating the prostate gland The invention is directed to techniques for providing electrical stimulation to the prostate gland of a patient. In particular, various techniques are described for providing such stimulation in order to treat sexual dysfunction, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7369894 | Method, system and device for treating disorders of the pelvic floor by electrical stimulation of the sacral and/or pudendal nerves Described are implantable devices and methods for treating various disorders of the pelvic floor by means of electrical stimulation of tissue volumes at two or more locations adjacent sacral nerves or portions thereof, and/or pudendal nerves of portions thereof. Two... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7351198 | Implantable adjustable sphincter system An implantable adjustable sphincter system is comprised of a band configured to encircle a portion of an anatomical passageway, a manual pump, a reservoir in fluid communication with the pump, and a valve assembly in fluid communication with the band and the manual ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7343202 | Method for affecting urinary function with electrode implantation in adipose tissue Systems and methods provide a stimulation electrode assembly comprising an elongated lead sized and configured to be implanted within an adipose tissue region. The lead includes an electrically conductive portion to apply electrical stimulation to nerve or muscle in... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7343201 | Gastrointestinal motility control A method and a multichannel implantable device are described for partial or complete restoration of impaired gastrointestinal motility, or for disturbing and/or partially or completely blocking normal gastrointestinal motility using one or multiple microsystem-contr... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7330762 | Method and system for providing pulsed electrical stimulation to provide therapy for erectile/sexual dysfunction, prostatitis, prostatitis pain, and chronic pelvic pain A method and system for providing pulse electrical stimulation to at least one of sacral plexus or its branches or portions, inferior hypogastric plexus or its branches or portions, superior hypogastric plexus or its branches or portions in a patient, to provide the... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328069 | Method, system and device for treating disorders of the pelvic floor by electrical stimulation of and the delivery of drugs to the left and right pudendal nerves Described are devices and methods for treating various disorders of the pelvic floor by means of electrical stimulation of the pudendal nerves, and means for delivering one or more drugs in association with such electrical stimulation therapies. One or more electric... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328068 | Method, system and device for treating disorders of the pelvic floor by means of electrical stimulation of the pudendal and associated nerves, and the optional delivery of drugs in association therewith Described are implantable devices and methods for treating various disorders of the pelvic floor by means of electrical stimulation of the pudendal or other nerves, and optional means for delivering drugs in association therewith. A method of precisely positioning a... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7283867 | Implantable system and methods for acquisition and processing of electrical signals from muscles and/or nerves and/or central nervous system tissue Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide an MES processor for acquisition and processing of myoelectric signals from muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The MES processor is sized and configured to be implanted subcutaneou... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276057 | Method, system and device for treating disorders of the pelvic floor by drug delivery to the pudendal and sacral nerves Described are implantable devices and methods for treating various disorders of the pelvic floor by delivering one or more drugs to a sacral nerve or nerve portion, as well as to a pudendal nerve or nerve portion. Two or more drug delivery regimes are provided on a ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7269457 | Method and system for vagal nerve stimulation with multi-site cardiac pacing A method of performing a medical procedure is provided. The medical procedure includes stimulation of a patient's heart while stimulating a nerve of the patient in order to modulate the patient's inflammatory process. More particularly, the medical procedure include... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7263405 | System and method for providing electrical pulses to the vagus nerve(s) to provide therapy for obesity, eating disorders, neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders with a stimulator, comprising bi-directional communication and network capabilities A system and method for providing pulsed electrical stimulation to one or both vagus nerve(s) of a patient to provide therapy for obesity, eating disorders, neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders. The electrical pulses can be provided either unilaterally or bil... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7226430 | Closed loop system and method for controlling muscle activity via an intrathecal catheter A closed loop feedback drug delivery system for controlling muscle activity, e.g., spasticity. The system includes a sensor, e.g., an EMG sensor, for monitoring muscle activity and generating a detected muscle activity signal. A controller automatically adjusts at l... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225019 | Method and system for nerve stimulation and cardiac sensing prior to and during a medical procedure A method of performing a medical procedure, such as surgery, is provided. A nerve is stimulated in order to adjust the beating of the heart to a first condition, such as a stopped or slowed condition. The medical procedure is performed on the heart or another organ.... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7203548 | Cavernous nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentials Methods of using unidirectionally propagating action potentials (UPAPs) for cavernous nerve stimulation and for certain disorders are provided. Stimulators capable of creating such UPAPs include, but are not limited to, miniature implantable stimulators (i.e., micro... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200504 | Measuring temperature change in an electronic biomedical implant The change in temperature of an implanted electronic device can be determined by providing power to one or more circuit elements included in the implanted electronic device, wherein the circuit elements comprise a non-crystal oscillator. A shift in the output freque... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191012 | Method and system for providing pulsed electrical stimulation to a craniel nerve of a patient to provide therapy for neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders A method and system for providing electrical pulses for neuromodulating a cranial nerve of a patient utilizing an implantable stimulator. The implantable stimulator comprising a pulse generator module and a stimulus receiver module for coupling with an external stim... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7187977 | Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device and method using microcurrent A transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device and method using a microcurrent with a carrier signal and a square wave form for promoting cell repair and/or healing. It has been found that applying particular wave forms of direct current with a carrier wave si... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7184829 | Method and system for nerve stimulation prior to and during a medical procedure A method of performing a medical procedure, such as surgery, is provided. A nerve is stimulated in order to adjust the beating of the heart to a first condition, such as a stopped or slowed condition. The medical procedure is performed on the heart or another organ.... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177703 | Method and system for providing pulsed electrical stimulation to sacral plexus of a patient to provide therapy for urinary incontinence and urological disorders A method and system for providing electrical pulses for neuromodulating sacral nerves of a patient utilizing an implantable stimulator. The implantable stimulator comprising a pulse generator module and a stimulus receiver module for coupling with an external stimul... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7155279 | Treatment of movement disorders with drug therapy Introducing one or more stimulating drugs to the vagus nerve and/or one or more branches of the vagus nerve to treat movement disorders uses at least one implantable system control unit (SCU) with an implantable pump with at least one infusion outlet. Optional elect... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7155285 | Apparatus for inducing energies of alpha rhythm to the human body Alpha rhythm brain waves are related to mental and physical relaxation and healing. Based on the studies of bionics, this invention relates to inducing oscillatory alpha rhythm to the human body, and relates to the means of the alpha rhythm machine applied to human ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7132173 | Self-centering braze assembly Braze and electrode wire assemblies, e.g., used with an implantable microstimulator, include a wire welded in the through-hole of an electrode, which electrode is brazed to a ceramic case that is brazed to a metal ring that is welded to a metal can. The braze joints... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7127287 | Distributed functional electrical stimulation system A multi-purpose, functional electrical stimulation (FES) system 10 includes an implantable stimulator unit 12 for stimulating a plurality of different sites in a patient's body 14. A transmitter 20 is arranged externally of the patient's body 14 for supplying signal... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7120497 | Smooth muscle controller A method of promoting the healing of a lesion in a smooth muscle, comprising selecting a smooth muscle portion having a lesion and applying a non-excitatory electrical field to the portion, which field reduces the mechanical activity of the portion. ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7082336 | Implantable intravascular device for defibrillation and/or pacing The present application describes an intravascular implantable pacing and/or defibrillation system. The described system includes a pulse generator that is implantable within a blood vessel and proportioned to blood flow through the blood vessel, and at least one le... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7047078 | Methods for stimulating components in, on, or near the pudendal nerve or its branches to achieve selective physiologic responses Systems and methods control physiological functions of the urinary tract using at least one electrode sized and configured to be located on, in, or near a targeted component of the pudendal nerve. The systems and methods apply an electrical signal to the electrode a... | 05/16/2006 |
