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System and method for selectively stimulating different body parts

  • US 7,647,112 B2
  • Filed: 01/31/2006
  • Issued: 01/12/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for electrically stimulating a pudendal nerve of a mammal, comprising:

  • placing at least one electrode in proximity to the mammal'"'"'s skin in an abdominal or sacral region of the mammal;

    injecting an electrically conductive gel into the body of the mammal so as to form a conductive gel pathway extending at least partially along a distance between the at least one electrode and the pudendal nerve; and

    stimulating the pudendal nerve by applying an electrical signal via the electrode that travels, at least in part, through the conductive gel pathway, wherein the electrode is positioned within a patch device having an adhesive thereon for securing it to the skin.

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