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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2016
Applicant:
Fempulse, Llc, Incline Village, NV (US);
Inventors:
Alexandra Haessler, Larkspur, CA (US);
Bruno Strul, Portola Valley, CA (US);
Assignee:
FemPulse, LLC, Incline Village, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/18 (2006.01); A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61B 5/04 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2006.01); A61N 1/05 (2006.01); A61N 1/375 (2006.01); A61N 1/372 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 1/36007 (2013.01); A61B 5/04 (2013.01); A61B 5/053 (2013.01); A61N 1/0524 (2013.01); A61N 1/0551 (2013.01); A61N 1/0556 (2013.01); A61N 1/36071 (2013.01); A61N 1/3756 (2013.01); A61M 2210/1017 (2013.01); A61N 1/0514 (2013.01); A61N 1/36017 (2013.01); A61N 1/36107 (2013.01); A61N 1/37205 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device for stimulating nerves adjacent the vagina includes a nerve stimulating element coupled to a main body. The nerve stimulating element is positioned and designed to stimulate the vesical, Frankenhauser's and/or inferior hypogastric plexuses. The device may reside in the vaginal fornices. An implant is also provided which has a nerve stimulating element in contact with a uterosacral ligament. The device positioned in the vagina may be used to charge a power source for an implant which may be a capacitor.