Electrical stimulation for treatment of incontinence and other n

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1996-08-01

1997-12-30

Jastrzab, Jeffrey R.

Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application

Light, thermal, and electrical application

Electrical therapeutic systems

607 72, 607 74, 607138, 607148, 607152, A61N 132

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ABSTRACT:
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 stimulation signals to a patient's body, a signal generator for generating the electrical stimulation signal(s), one or more conductive leads for connecting the signal generator to the electrode(s), to deliver the electrical stimulation signal to the electrode(s); and a power supply, characterized in that the apparatus includes an instruction storage or a programming device for imparting a set of instructions to the signal generator, the signal generator being responsive to the instruction storage or programming device so that the generated signal adopts signal waveform characteristics selected in accordance with said set of instructions.

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patent: 5010895 (1991-04-01), Maurer et al.
patent: 5443470 (1995-08-01), Stern et al.
patent: 5562717 (1996-10-01), Tipey et al.

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