Methods and systems for electrical and/or drug stimulation as a therapy for erectile dysfunction
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1. A method for performing prostate surgery, comprising:
- during a prostate surgery;
positioning an implantable device to stimulate a tissue affecting the penis of the prostate surgery patient;
stimulating the tissue affecting the penis of the prostate surgery patient, wherein stimulating the tissue affecting the penis of the prostate surgery patient includes stimulating via at least one of electrical stimulation and drug infusion; and
determining if the patient is responsive to the stimulation to promote erection.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for introducing one or more stimulating drugs and/or applying electrical stimulation to tissue affecting the penis to treat erectile dysfunction (for instance, following prostate surgery) uses at least one implantable system control unit (SCU) producing electrical pulses delivered via electrodes and/or producing drug infusion pulses, wherein the stimulating drug(s) are delivered via one or more pumps and infusion outlets.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for performing prostate surgery, comprising:
during a prostate surgery; positioning an implantable device to stimulate a tissue affecting the penis of the prostate surgery patient; stimulating the tissue affecting the penis of the prostate surgery patient, wherein stimulating the tissue affecting the penis of the prostate surgery patient includes stimulating via at least one of electrical stimulation and drug infusion; and determining if the patient is responsive to the stimulation to promote erection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for treating a prostatic surgery patient, comprising:
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providing a system control unit for delivering stimulation to tissue; implanting the system control unit adjacent to tissue affecting the penis, so that the system control unit is generally within 150 mm of the tissue affecting the penis; applying stimulation via the system control unit to determine if a patient with erectile dysfunction is responsive to stimulation to promote erection; providing operating power to the system control unit; providing stimulation parameters to the system control unit; generating stimulation pulses in accordance with the stimulation parameters; and delivering the stimulation pulses to the tissue affecting the penis. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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an implantable stimulator comprising an implantable package housing electrical circuitry configured to control localized application of at least one of electrical stimulation and chemical stimulation to a tissue affecting the penis; a sensing device configured to sense a physiological condition indicative of an erection of the penis; and a communication link between the electrical circuitry and the sensing device, wherein the sensing device, the electrical circuitry, and the communication link are in a closed loop to control one or more parameters of the application of the at least one of the electrical stimulation and the chemical stimulation. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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