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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2006
Joseph W. Boggs, Ii, Columbus, GA (US);
Brian J. Wenzel, Cave Creek, AZ (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, AZ (US);
Kenneth J. Gustafson, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Warren M. Grill, Cleveland, OH (US);
Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for control of physiological functions, including 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, and/or its branch(es), and/or its spinal root(s). The apparatus includes a controller coupled to the electrode to apply an electrical signal having an amplitude to the electrode at a selected frequency to stimulate the targeted component. The controller operates in a first mode to apply a first frequency or range of frequencies without substantially changing the amplitude for achieving a first physiologic response (e.g., controlling urinary continence) and the controller operates in a second mode to apply 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).