Method and apparatus for providing continence to a gastrointestinal ostomy
First Claim
1. An apparatus for providing continence to a gastrointestinal ostomy of a patient, comprising:
- a sealing device contactable with the mucosal wall of the intestine in a gastrointestinal ostomy for retaining discharge of effluents or waste products from the ostomy;
at least one pair of electrodes capable of delivering electrical stimulation; and
at least one stimulation generator in selective communication with the at least one pair of electrodes;
wherein the at least one stimulation generator provides through any of the at least one pair of electrodes electrical stimulation to the patient'"'"'s intestine, to thereby inhibit the advancement of intestinal contents by controlling muscle activity in a segment of the intestine.
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Abstract
An apparatus, and method, for providing continence to a gastrointestinal ostomy of a patient, the apparatus having a sealing device for retaining discharge of intestinal effluents and waste products from the ostomy, at least one pair of electrodes capable of delivering electrical stimulation to affect the smooth muscles of the patient'"'"'s intestine and a stimulation generator in electrical communication with at least one pair of electrodes and capable of generating said electrical stimulation, wherein the electrical stimulation is selected to induce muscle contraction, relaxation, a tonic state or a flaccid state in the smooth muscles of the patient'"'"'s intestine.
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29 Claims
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1. An apparatus for providing continence to a gastrointestinal ostomy of a patient, comprising:
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a sealing device contactable with the mucosal wall of the intestine in a gastrointestinal ostomy for retaining discharge of effluents or waste products from the ostomy; at least one pair of electrodes capable of delivering electrical stimulation; and at least one stimulation generator in selective communication with the at least one pair of electrodes; wherein the at least one stimulation generator provides through any of the at least one pair of electrodes electrical stimulation to the patient'"'"'s intestine, to thereby inhibit the advancement of intestinal contents by controlling muscle activity in a segment of the intestine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for providing continence to a gastrointestinal ostomy of a patient;
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providing a patient having a gastrointestinal ostomy with an apparatus for providing continence, the apparatus having a sealing device contactable with the mucosal wall of the intestine in the gastrointestinal ostomy for retaining discharge of effluents or waste products from the ostomy, at least one pair of electrodes capable of delivering electrical stimulation, at least one stimulation generator providing electrical stimulation to the patient'"'"'s intestine through any of the at least one pair of electrodes; preselecting any of the at least one pairs of electrodes and the site of the electrical stimulation; and applying electrical stimulation via the stimulation generator to the preselected at least one pairs of electrodes; thereby inhibiting advancement of intestinal contents by controlling muscle activity in a segment of the intestine. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
- comprising the steps of;
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