Electrical stimulator
First Claim
1. An electrical stimulator comprising an elongated element adapted for vaginal placement, said elongated element including a longitudinal axis, said longitudinal axis including a first end corresponding with a first end of said electrical stimulator and a second end corresponding with a second end of said electrical stimulator, said elongated element including a transverse cross-section throughout the length of said elongated element from said first end of said longitudinal axis to said second end of said longitudinal axis, said transverse cross-section having first and second perpendicular axes, said first perpendicular axis being greater than said second perpendicular axis, and a plurality of electrodes carried by said elongated element, said electrodes being located on the surface of said elongated element on one side of a longitudinal cross-section of said elongated element corresponding with said first perpendicular axis, so that when said stimulator is vaginally placed in a direction corresponding with said longitudinal axis said elongated element is stabilized against rotation with all of said electrodes facing in a predetermined direction.
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Abstract
Electrical stimulators are disclosed particularly for vaginal placement, comprising an element which is elongated along an axis corresponding with a direction in which the stimulator is intended to be placed, and, including a transverse cross-section having elongated axis in one direction perpendicular to its other axis, and a plurality of electrodes located on one side of a longitudinal cross section of the elongated element corresponding with that elongated axis, thus stabilizing its rotation upon its vaginal placement with the electrodes facing in a predetermined direction. The electrodes are adapted to control the urethral, urocystic and/or rectal functions through electrical pulses provided from a pulse generator, and the elongated element is preferably formed of rubber, plastics or the like, and is inflatable.
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13 Claims
- 1. An electrical stimulator comprising an elongated element adapted for vaginal placement, said elongated element including a longitudinal axis, said longitudinal axis including a first end corresponding with a first end of said electrical stimulator and a second end corresponding with a second end of said electrical stimulator, said elongated element including a transverse cross-section throughout the length of said elongated element from said first end of said longitudinal axis to said second end of said longitudinal axis, said transverse cross-section having first and second perpendicular axes, said first perpendicular axis being greater than said second perpendicular axis, and a plurality of electrodes carried by said elongated element, said electrodes being located on the surface of said elongated element on one side of a longitudinal cross-section of said elongated element corresponding with said first perpendicular axis, so that when said stimulator is vaginally placed in a direction corresponding with said longitudinal axis said elongated element is stabilized against rotation with all of said electrodes facing in a predetermined direction.
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