Method for affecting urinary function with electrode implantation in adipose tissue
First Claim
1. A method comprising,providing a stimulation electrode assembly, comprising an elongated lead sized and configured to be implanted in adipose tissue, the lead including an electrically conductive portion to apply electrical stimulation to nerve tissue innervating the adipose tissue, and at least one expandable anchoring structure deployable from the lead to engage adipose tissue and resist dislodgment and/or migration of the electrically conductive portion within adipose tissue,selecting within the adipose tissue an adipose tissue region at or near a pubic symphysis innervated by a nerve affecting urinary function,implanting the electrically conductive portion and at least one expandable anchoring structure in the selected adipose tissue region, with the expandable anchoring structure deploying and engaging adipose tissue to resist dislodgment and/or migration of the electrically conductive portion within the selected adipose tissue region, andconveying electrical stimulation waveforms through the stimulation electrode assembly to achieve selective stimulation of the nerve to affect urinary function.
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Abstract
Systems and methods provide a stimulation electrode assembly comprising an elongated lead sized and configured to be implanted within an adipose tissue region. The lead includes an electrically conductive portion to apply electrical stimulation to nerve or muscle in the adipose tissue region and at least one expandable anchoring structure deployable from the lead to engage adipose tissue and resist dislodgment and/or migration of the electrically conductive portion within the adipose tissue region.
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1. A method comprising,
providing a stimulation electrode assembly, comprising an elongated lead sized and configured to be implanted in adipose tissue, the lead including an electrically conductive portion to apply electrical stimulation to nerve tissue innervating the adipose tissue, and at least one expandable anchoring structure deployable from the lead to engage adipose tissue and resist dislodgment and/or migration of the electrically conductive portion within adipose tissue, selecting within the adipose tissue an adipose tissue region at or near a pubic symphysis innervated by a nerve affecting urinary function, implanting the electrically conductive portion and at least one expandable anchoring structure in the selected adipose tissue region, with the expandable anchoring structure deploying and engaging adipose tissue to resist dislodgment and/or migration of the electrically conductive portion within the selected adipose tissue region, and conveying electrical stimulation waveforms through the stimulation electrode assembly to achieve selective stimulation of the nerve to affect urinary function.
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