Non-invasive electrical and magnetic nerve stimulators used to treat overactive bladder and urinary incontinence
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1. A method of treating a disorder of a lower urinary tract in a patient, the method comprising:
- positioning an exterior portion of a housing in contact with an outer skin surface of the patient;
generating an electrical impulse in an interior portion of the housing; and
transmitting, as the exterior portion is in contact with the outer skin surface, the electrical impulse transcutaneously and non-invasively from the interior portion via the exterior portion to a posterior tibial nerve of the patient, wherein the electrical impulse is sufficient to cause the posterior tibial nerve to generate an action potential that at least partially relieves a symptom selected from a group of symptoms comprising at least one of urgent urination, frequency urination, urge incontinence, nocturia, ischuria, bladder discomfort, or bladder pain, wherein the electrical impulse comprises bursts of 2 pulses to 20 pulses with each of the bursts having a frequency from about 5 Hz to about 100 Hz and each of the pulses having a duration from about 50 microseconds to about 1000 microseconds.
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Abstract
Transcutaneous electrical and magnetic nerve stimulation devices and methods of treating lower urinary tract disorders deliver energy noninvasively to nerves within a patient. The disorders comprise overactive bladder, urge incontinence, stress incontinence, urge frequency, non-obstructive urinary retention and interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome. For example, a posterior tibial nerve of a patient is stimulated non-invasively. Protocol parameters are selected for a nerve stimulation session for treating each individual patient, where modules of the bladder of the patient are represented as coupled non-linear oscillators.
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1. A method of treating a disorder of a lower urinary tract in a patient, the method comprising:
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positioning an exterior portion of a housing in contact with an outer skin surface of the patient; generating an electrical impulse in an interior portion of the housing; and transmitting, as the exterior portion is in contact with the outer skin surface, the electrical impulse transcutaneously and non-invasively from the interior portion via the exterior portion to a posterior tibial nerve of the patient, wherein the electrical impulse is sufficient to cause the posterior tibial nerve to generate an action potential that at least partially relieves a symptom selected from a group of symptoms comprising at least one of urgent urination, frequency urination, urge incontinence, nocturia, ischuria, bladder discomfort, or bladder pain, wherein the electrical impulse comprises bursts of 2 pulses to 20 pulses with each of the bursts having a frequency from about 5 Hz to about 100 Hz and each of the pulses having a duration from about 50 microseconds to about 1000 microseconds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of treating a disorder of a lower urinary tract in a patient, the method comprising:
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positioning an exterior portion of a housing in contact with an outer skin surface of the patient; generating an electrical impulse in an interior portion of the housing; and transmitting, as the exterior portion is in contact with the outer skin surface, the electrical impulse transcutaneously and non-invasively from the interior portion via the exterior portion to a selected nerve fiber within the patient, wherein the electrical impulse is sufficient to cause the selected nerve fiber to generate an action potential that at least partially relieve a symptom selected from a group of symptoms comprising urgent urination, frequency urination, urge incontinence, nocturia, ischuria, bladder discomfort, and bladder pain, wherein the electrical impulse comprises bursts of 2 pulses to 20 pulses with each of the bursts having a frequency from about 5 Hz to about 100 Hz and each of the pulses having a duration from about 50 microseconds to about 1000 microseconds. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of treating a medical condition in a patient, the method comprising:
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positioning an exterior portion of a housing in contact with an outer skin surface of the patient; generating an electrical impulse in an interior portion of the housing; and transmitting, as the exterior portion is in contact with the outer skin surface, the electrical impulse transcutaneously and non-invasively from the interior portion via the exterior portion to a posterior tibial nerve of the patient, wherein the electrical impulse is sufficient to cause the posterior tibial nerve to generate an action potential that at least partially relieves a symptom of the medical condition, wherein the electrical impulse comprises bursts of 2 pulses to 20 pulses with each of the bursts having a frequency from about 5 Hz to about 100 Hz and each of the pulses having a duration from about 50 microseconds to about 1000 microseconds. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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