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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2003
Joseph W. Boggs, Ii, Columbus, GA (US);
Brian J. Wenzel, Cave Creek, AR (US);
Kenneth J. Gustafson, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Warren M. Grill, Cleveland, OH (US);
Joseph W. Boggs, II, Columbus, GA (US);
Brian J. Wenzel, Cave Creek, AR (US);
Kenneth J. Gustafson, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Warren M. Grill, Cleveland, OH (US);
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods control 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. The systems and methods apply an electrical signal to the electrode at a selected frequency to stimulate the targeted component. The selected frequency is a first frequency or range of frequencies for achieving a first physiologic response (e.g., controlling urinary continence) and 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).