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TREATMENT OF INDICATIONS USING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION

  • US 20090326602A1
  • Filed: 06/27/2008
  • Published: 12/31/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2008
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for electrically stimulating a tibial nerve to treat incontinence in a subject, comprising:

  • implanting an implant entirely under the subject'"'"'s skin, the implant being configured to act as a conductive pathway for at least a portion of an electrical current flowing between a surface cathodic electrode and a surface anodic electrode to be positioned in spaced relationship on the subject'"'"'s skin and to transmit the portion of the electrical current to the tibial nerve;

    the implant comprising a passive electrical conductor of sufficient length to extend, once implanted, from subcutaneous tissue located below one of the surface cathodic electrode and the surface anodic electrode to the tibial nerve, the electrical conductor having a pick-up end and a stimulating end and being insulated between the pick-up end and the stimulating end, the pick-up end being positioned in subcutaneous tissue located below the one of the surface cathodic electrode and the surface anodic electrode and forming an electrical termination having a sufficient surface area to allow a portion of the electrical current to flow through the conductor to the stimulating end, the stimulating end being positioned proximate to the tibial nerve and forming an electrical termination to deliver the portion of electrical current to the tibial nerve to stimulate the tibial nerve;

    positioning the surface cathodic electrode and the surface anodic electrode in spaced relationship on the subject'"'"'s skin, with one of the surface cathodic electrode and the surface anodic electrode positioned over the pick-up end of the electrical conductor such that the portion of the current is transmitted through the conductor to the tibial nerve, and such that the current flows through the tibial nerve and returns to the other of the surface cathodic electrode and the surface anodic electrode; and

    applying an electrical current between the surface cathodic electrode and the surface anodic electrode to cause the portion of the electrical current to flow through the implant to stimulate the tibial nerve.

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