Surgery: light – thermal – and electrical application – Light – thermal – and electrical application – Electrical therapeutic systems
Patent
1997-10-27
2000-10-03
Jastrzab, Jeffrey R.
Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Light, thermal, and electrical application
Electrical therapeutic systems
607143, A61N 100
Patent
active
061285366
DESCRIPTION:
BRIEF SUMMARY
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The invention concerns a therapy apparatus for the functional electromyostimulation of smooth muscle cells, especially of the penis and of the urethra and their connective tissue within the human body by meens of which a regeneration of the smooth muscles and thus a functional improvement of the diseased cell connective tissues and organs is achievable.
2. Brief Description of the Background of the Invention Including Prior Art
In the case of the incidence of e.g. 3 to 4 million men in Germany with chronic erectile dysfunction, there is a great medicinal importance for the principally possible therapeutic options. At the present point of time, the corpus cavernosum autoinjection therapy (CCAT; 1-5), the penis prosthesis implantation (6-8) or the use of a vacuum system form the cornerstones of the therapy of organogenic erectile dysfunction.
However, because of the absence of spontaneity, of possible side effects or af the non-physiological manner of working, many patients refuse these treatment alternatives from the onset, Furthermore, high drop-out rates or a considerable number of dissatisified users are to be ascertained in the long-term observation (5). As alternative, for these patients there is only available the reconstructive penile blood vessel surgery (9, 10) which, however, only comes into question for selected patients because of the complex aetiology of the erectile dysfunction.
In recent electron microscopic studies, it could be shown that, in the case of many patients, a degeneration of the cavernous smooth muscles is present as cause of the erectile dysfunction (11-13). In the case of these patients, as therapy possibilities only the prosthetic provision of the vecuum aid comes into question. Possibilities of the regeneration of these cavernous smooth muscle cells which make possible substantially more therapeutic options for the affected patients are, however, hitherto not known.
In the case of patients in the case of which, because of a temporary inactivation of the skeletal musculature, e.g. by application of a plaster in the case of fractures, or of the temporary lesion of muscle-innervating nerves after accidents or operations, it results in an atrophy of the musculature with the known disadvantageous results, for the evoidance of this atrophy during the resting or lesion phase, transcutaneous stimulation current can be applied. This process represents a standard method (14-17) in the treatment or prophylaxis of atrophies of the skeletal or striated musculature.
Because of the poor accessibility of the organs consisting of smooth muscle cells (e.g. oesophagus, uterus, urethra, urinary bladder), the thereby poor delimitation from other organs and the fundamentally different stimulation of the smooth muscle cells in contradistinction to striated muscle cells, no possibilities exist to influence these organs by means of transcutaneously applied current.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide treatments of disturbances, such as for example of certain forms of erectile dysfunction or incontinence.
It is another object of the present invention to provide treatments promising a regeneration of the cavernous smooth muscles.
These and other objects and advantages of the present invention will become evident from the description which follows.
The present invention provides treatments of disturbances, such as for example certain forms of erectile dysfunction or incontinence, which are thereby possible and which otherwise cannot be achieved with the apparatus and aids presently available.
Our own hitherto unpublished investigations on isolated corpus cavernosum tissue have, surprisingly, now shown that the smooth musculature of the penile corpus cavernosum has a phase electrical activity of about 20 hz.
Furthermore, our own hitherto unpublished investigations on patients with erectile dysfunction showed that, in the case of many of these patients, a partial denervation of the penile corpus cavernosum i
REFERENCES:
patent: 3236240 (1966-02-01), Bradeley
patent: 3941136 (1976-03-01), Bucalo
patent: 4279256 (1981-07-01), Bucalo
patent: 4585005 (1986-04-01), Lue et al.
patent: 4664100 (1987-05-01), Rudloff
patent: 4742833 (1988-05-01), Barson
patent: 4881526 (1989-11-01), Johnson et al.
patent: 5441528 (1995-08-01), Chang et al.
patent: 5571118 (1996-11-01), Boutos
H. Edel: "Fibel der elektrodiagnostik und elektrotherapie" 1977, Verlag Theodor Steinkopf, Dresden XP002003053, p. 142-145.
Noack Thomas
Stief Christian
Weller Edgar
Jastrzab Jeffrey R.
Kasper Horst M.
Medizintechnik Dipl.-Ing. Heise Vertriebs GmbH
LandOfFree
Therapy apparatus for the functional electromyostimulation of sm does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Therapy apparatus for the functional electromyostimulation of sm, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Therapy apparatus for the functional electromyostimulation of sm will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-204000