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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Dignity Health, San Francisco, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert E. Garfield, Goodyear, AZ (US);
Harvey Carp, Portland, OR (US);
William L. Maner, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Dignity Health, San Francisco, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/0521 (2013.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61N 1/0476 (2013.01); A61N 1/05 (2013.01); A61N 1/36007 (2013.01); A61M 2025/105 (2013.01); A61N 1/0524 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for applying stimulating current to a patient for treating insufficient uterine contractions are provided. The system includes stimulation electrodes of a balloon electrode array device, a ring electrode array device, an electrode probe device, or a mesh electrode array device. Some aspects of the invention also provide a connector and cable device for coupling the stimulation electrodes to electronics for generating and providing the stimulating current to the stimulation electrodes.