System and method for treatment of sexual dysfunction
First Claim
1. A method for treating sexual dysfunction, the method comprising:
- generating a stimulation pulse; and
stimulating a sacral nerve root with the stimulation pulse and with at least one electrode to achieve genital stimulation, the at least one electrode located about the sacrum.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method of treating sexual dysfunction. The method includes stimulating sacral nerve roots, S2 and/or S3, with electromagnetic stimulation in or about the sacrum. The stimulation may be achieved with leads terminating in electrodes that extend with an emerging sacral nerve root or extend transverse the sacrum at or about the location of the nerve root to be stimulated. Alternately, spiraled electrodes and nerve cuffs may be used to stimulate the nerve root within the sacrum, as it emerges from the sacrum, or outside the sacrum. In this manner, the selected sacral nerve root may be stimulated to provide genital stimulation and thereby induce orgasm.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for treating sexual dysfunction, the method comprising:
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generating a stimulation pulse; and
stimulating a sacral nerve root with the stimulation pulse and with at least one electrode to achieve genital stimulation, the at least one electrode located about the sacrum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for treating sexual dysfunction, the system comprising:
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at least one electrode located about a sacral nerve root of a body, the at least one electrode located about a sacrum of the body;
an implantable stimulation pulse generator coupled to the at least one electrode and located internal to the body, the implantable stimulation pulse generator generating, upon activation, a stimulation pulse pattern in the at least one electrode effective for genital stimulation; and
an activation device located external to the body, the activation device operable to activate the implantable stimulation pulse generator. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for treating sexual dysfunction, the method comprising:
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placing at least one electrode proximate to an S3 sacral nerve root about the sacrum;
stimulating the S3 sacral nerve root with the at least one electrode in an effective amount to achieve genital stimulation wherein the genital stimulation induces orgasm.
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