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Bladder control device and method

  • US 4,406,288 A
  • Filed: 04/06/1981
  • Issued: 09/27/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/06/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. The method of conditioning the pelvic floor musculature of a living being, to inhibit bladder contractility so as to prevent involuntary urinary loss, comprising the steps of providing a pair of electrodes in contact with tissue associated with the floor musculature, applying a direct current bias potential difference to said electrodes, adjusting said direct current bias potential difference to a value below a predetermined threshold valuation as determined by the electrode orientation in the tissue, and simultaneously applying a repeated intermittent potential to said electrodes to cause resultant voltage values which are above said threshold valuation.

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