Method and apparatus for reducing preterm labor using neuromodulation
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1. An implantable neurostimulation apparatus to reduce preterm labor comprising:
- one or more implantable electrodes adapted for electrical communication with one or more sacral nerve roots; and
an electrical energy generator to generate one or more electrical signals in electrical communication with the one or more implantable electrodes.
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Abstract
The present invention includes an apparatus, kit and method for providing neural stimulation to reduce preterm labor contractions and thereby reduce subsequent preterm births. The present invention includes one or more implantable electrodes adapted for electrical communication with one or more sacral nerve roots and an electrical energy generator to produce one or more electrical signals in electrical communication with the one or more implantable electrodes.
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24 Claims
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1. An implantable neurostimulation apparatus to reduce preterm labor comprising:
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one or more implantable electrodes adapted for electrical communication with one or more sacral nerve roots; and
an electrical energy generator to generate one or more electrical signals in electrical communication with the one or more implantable electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An implantable neural stimulation kit for reduction of preterm labor comprising:
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one or more percutaneous electrodes adapted for electrical communication with one or more nerve roots; and
an electrical energy generator to generate one or more electrical pulses in electrical communication with the one or more implantable electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A neuromodulation device for the reduction of preterm labor contractions comprising:
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one or more percutaneous electrodes adapted for electrical communication with one or more dura layers surrounding one or more sacral nerve roots; and
an electrical energy generator to generate one or more electrical signals in electrical communication with the one or more implantable electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of neuron-stimulation to reduce preterm labor comprising the steps of:
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connecting one or more electrodes under the control of a neuron-stimulation apparatus comprising an electrical energy generator to one or more sacral nerves; and
stimulating the one or more electrodes through the conduction of the one or more electrical pulses to the one or more electrodes. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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