Surgery – Body inserted urinary or colonic incontinent device or... – Implanted
Reexamination Certificate
2009-06-17
2011-12-27
Lacyk, John P (Department: 3735)
Surgery
Body inserted urinary or colonic incontinent device or...
Implanted
Reexamination Certificate
active
08083663
ABSTRACT:
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 sealed implantable stimulator device configured to apply an electrical waveform through the at least one electrode. The electrical waveform is delivered from the stimulator device to the pelvic muscle through the lead and the at least one electrode. The electrical waveform provides at least partial relief from at least one of urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, constipation and pathological urine retention.
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Cohen Ehud
Gross Yossi
Lifschitz David
Nissenkorn Israel
AMS Research Corporation
Lacyk John P
Westman Champlin & Kelly P.A.
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