Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Reexamination Certificate
2006-04-11
2009-08-04
Schaetzle, Kennedy J (Department: 3766)
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
Reexamination Certificate
active
07571000
ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for control of physiological functions, including 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, and/or its branch(es), and/or its spinal root(s). The apparatus includes a controller coupled to the electrode to apply an electrical signal having an amplitude to the electrode at a selected frequency to stimulate the targeted component. The controller operates in a first mode to apply a first frequency or range of frequencies without substantially changing the amplitude for achieving a first physiologic response (e.g., controlling urinary continence) and the controller operates in a second mode to apply a second frequency or range of frequencies, different than the first frequency, for achieving a second physiologic response different than the first physiologic response (e.g., controlling micturition).
REFERENCES:
patent: 3727616 (1973-04-01), Lenzkes
patent: 3870051 (1975-03-01), Brindley
patent: 3941136 (1976-03-01), Bucalo
patent: 4406288 (1983-09-01), Horwinski et al.
patent: 4585005 (1986-04-01), Lue et al.
patent: 4607639 (1986-08-01), Tanagho et al.
patent: 4688574 (1987-08-01), Dufresne et al.
patent: 4703755 (1987-11-01), Tanagho et al.
patent: 4739764 (1988-04-01), Lue et al.
patent: 4771779 (1988-09-01), Tanagho et al.
patent: 5370671 (1994-12-01), Maurer et al.
patent: 5454840 (1995-10-01), Krakovsky et al.
patent: 5702428 (1997-12-01), Tippey et al.
patent: 5984854 (1999-11-01), Ishikawa et al.
patent: 6061596 (2000-05-01), Richmond et al.
patent: 6266557 (2001-07-01), Roe et al.
patent: 6432037 (2002-08-01), Eini et al.
patent: 6505074 (2003-01-01), Boveja et al.
patent: 6650943 (2003-11-01), Whitehurst et al.
patent: 6652449 (2003-11-01), Gross et al.
patent: 6735474 (2004-05-01), Loeb et al.
patent: 6836684 (2004-12-01), Rijkhoff et al.
patent: 6907293 (2005-06-01), Grill et al.
patent: 6941171 (2005-09-01), Mann et al.
patent: 2002/0055761 (2002-05-01), Mann et al.
patent: 2002/0055779 (2002-05-01), Andrews
patent: 2003/0018365 (2003-01-01), Loeb
patent: 2003/0100930 (2003-05-01), Cohen et al.
patent: 2003/0114905 (2003-06-01), Kuzma
patent: 2004/0030360 (2004-02-01), Eini et al.
patent: 2004/0093093 (2004-05-01), Andrews
patent: 2004/0111126 (2004-06-01), Tanagho et al.
patent: 2004/0162594 (2004-08-01), King
McNeal, D.R., B.R. Bowman (1985) Selective activation of muscles using peripheral nerve electrodes. Med. and Biol. Eng. and Comp. 23:249-253.
Starbuck, D.L., (1965) Myo-electric control of paralyzed muscles. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 12(3):169-172, Jul.-Oct.
Starbuck, D.L., Mortimer, J.T., Sheally C.N., Reswick, J.B. (1966) An implantable electrodes system for nerve stimulation, Proc. 19th Ann. Conf. on Eng. in Med. and Biol. 8:38. Sweeney, J.D., D.A. Ksienski, T.J. Mortimer (1990) A nerve cuff technique for selective excitation of peripheral nerve trunk regions, IEEE Trans. Biomed. Eng. 37:706-715.
Grill, W.M., J.T. Mortimer (1996) Quantification of recruitment properties of multiple contact cuff electrodes, IEEE Trans-actions on Rehabilitation Engineering 4(2):49-62.
Veraart, C., W.M. Grill, J.T. Mortimer (1993) Selective control of muscle activation with a multipolar nerve cuff electrode, IEEE Trans. Biomed. Engineering 40:640-653.
Caldwell, C. (1971) Multielectrode Electrical Stimulation of Nerve in Development of Orthotic Systems using Functional Electrical Stimulation and Myoelectric Control, Final Report Project # 19-P-58391-F-01, University of Lublijana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Lubljana, Yugoslavia.
McNeal, D.R. (1974) Selective stimulation in Annual reports of Progress, Rehabiliation Engineering Center, Rancho Los Amigos Hospital, Downey, CA, pp. 24-25.
Wheeler et al.; “Bladder inhibition by penile nerve stimulation in spinal cord injury patients”; J Urol. Jan. 1992; 147(1):100-3.
Wheeler et al.; “Management of incontinent SCI patents with penile stimulation; preliminary results”, J Am Paraplegia Soc. Apr. 1994; 17(2):55-0.
Grill, W.M., (2001) “Selective Activation of the Nervous System for Motor System Neural Prostheses”, in Intelligent Sys-tems and Technologies in Rehabilitation Engineering, H.-N.L. Teodorescu, L.C. Jain, Eds., CRC Press, 211-241.
Boggs, II Joseph W.
Grill Warren M.
Gustafson Kenneth J.
Wenzel Brian J.
Case Western Reserve University
Schaetzle Kennedy J
LandOfFree
Apparatus for stimulating components in, on, or near the... does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Apparatus for stimulating components in, on, or near the..., we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Apparatus for stimulating components in, on, or near the... will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4104407