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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert A Garfield, Friendswood, TX (US);
Krzysztof Chwalisz, Berlin, DE;
Assignee:
University of Texas, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
600372 ; 607138 ;
Abstract
Muscle cells and nerves of the uterus and cervix are treated with electrical pulses having selective parameters in order to stimulate or inhibit contraction thereof. Either a needle or probe is provided having stimulation electrodes thereon from which the treatment pulses emanate. In a further embodiment, patients are simultaneously treated with pharmacological agents in conjunction with the electrical treatment.