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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 10, 2005
Maria Bennett, Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Robert B. Strother, Willoughby Hills, OH (US);
Julie Grill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Joseph J. Mrva, Euclid, OH (US);
Therese Zmina, Willoughby, OH (US);
Geoffrey B. Thrope, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Maria Bennett, Lyndhurst, OH (US);
Robert B. Strother, Willoughby Hills, OH (US);
Julie Grill, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Joseph J. Mrva, Euclid, OH (US);
Therese Zmina, Willoughby, OH (US);
Geoffrey B. Thrope, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Medtronic Urinary Solutions, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods treat urinary incontinence by the bilateral stimulation of the left and/or right branches of the dorsal genital nerves using a single lead implanted in adipose or other tissue in the region at or near the pubic symphysis.