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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Xuan K. Wei, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Eric H. Bonde, Minnetonka, MN (US);
John R. LaLonde, Lake Elmo, MN (US);
David A. Dinsmoor, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
MEDTRONIC, INC., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61F 13/15 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61F 13/84 (2006.01); A61F 13/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36007 (2013.01); A61N 1/0456 (2013.01); A61N 1/36014 (2013.01); A61F 13/42 (2013.01); A61F 13/84 (2013.01); A61F 2013/424 (2013.01); A61F 2013/8479 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system including a stimulation generator configured to delivery external stimulation to control or alleviate urinary or fecal incontinence. The system may also include sense electrodes configured to sense the presence of wetness. The system may provide closed loop therapy based on the presence of wetness.