Anal sphincter training device
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1. Apparatus for use in training the sphincter ani externus of a patient, comprising, a body member comprising a tip portion, a reduced neck joined at one end thereof to said tip portion, and a broadened base joined to said reduced neck at the other end thereof;
- a sleeve member comprising a tip portion, a mid portion and a base portion, said sleeve being adapted to fit snugly over and conform to said body member, said sleeve member being made from a flexible, elastomeric dielectric material, said sleeve member comprising four circumferentially spaced-apart electrodes extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the outer surface of said mid portion of said sleeve member and adapted to contact the sphincter ani externus of the patient.
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An apparatus is provided for restoring fecal continence to a patient. The apparatus comprises an electrical stimulation probe for insertion into the anus of a patient and associated electronics for producing a pulsatile waveform electrical output adapted for optimal physiological stimulation.
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1. Apparatus for use in training the sphincter ani externus of a patient, comprising, a body member comprising a tip portion, a reduced neck joined at one end thereof to said tip portion, and a broadened base joined to said reduced neck at the other end thereof;
a sleeve member comprising a tip portion, a mid portion and a base portion, said sleeve being adapted to fit snugly over and conform to said body member, said sleeve member being made from a flexible, elastomeric dielectric material, said sleeve member comprising four circumferentially spaced-apart electrodes extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the outer surface of said mid portion of said sleeve member and adapted to contact the sphincter ani externus of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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