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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2007
Joseph W Boggs, Carrboro, NC (US);
Robert B Strother, Willoughby Hills, OH (US);
Joseph J Mrva, Euclid, OH (US);
Geoffrey B Thrope, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Joseph W Boggs, Carrboro, NC (US);
Robert B Strother, Willoughby Hills, OH (US);
Joseph J Mrva, Euclid, OH (US);
Geoffrey B Thrope, Shaker Heights, OH (US);
Medtronic Urinary Solutions, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods use an external and/or implantable pulse generator system for neuromodulation stimulation to treat sexual dysfunction by the unilateral or bilateral stimulation of a target nerve A and/or a target nerve B using one or more leads and electrodes implanted in tissue in the pelvic region. The electrical stimulation waveform may be conveyed to the target nerve A electrode for a first predetermined amount of time, and conveyed to the target nerve B electrode for a second predetermined amount of time.