Electrical stimulation of iliohypogastric nerve to alleviate chronic pelvic pain
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- an implantable stimulation device configured to generate electrical stimulation selected to alleviate pelvic pain; and
a processor configured to control the implantable stimulation device to apply the electrical stimulation to at least one of an anterior cutaneous nerve branch and a lateral cutaneous nerve branch of an iliohypogastric nerve of a patient at a point after the iliohypogastric nerve has branched to form the anterior cutaneous nerve branch and the lateral cutaneous nerve branch.
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Abstract
The disclosure describes a method and system for applying electrical stimulation to an iliohypogastric nerve of a patient. The system includes electrical stimulators that apply electrical stimulation for alleviation of pelvic pain. The system may apply electrical stimulation for pelvic pain in men or women. The electrical stimulators may comprise various types of electrodes such as cuff electrodes, electrode leads, and microstimulators implanted at various locations proximate to a single or both iliohypogastric nerves of a patient. In particular, the electrode may be implanted proximate or adjacent to an anterior cutaneous branch of one or both iliohypogastric nerves, a lateral cutaneous branch of one or both iliohypogastric nerves, or one or both of iliohypogastric nerves above the branch point.
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26 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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an implantable stimulation device configured to generate electrical stimulation selected to alleviate pelvic pain; and a processor configured to control the implantable stimulation device to apply the electrical stimulation to at least one of an anterior cutaneous nerve branch and a lateral cutaneous nerve branch of an iliohypogastric nerve of a patient at a point after the iliohypogastric nerve has branched to form the anterior cutaneous nerve branch and the lateral cutaneous nerve branch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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means for generating electrical stimulation selected to alleviate pelvic pain of a patient; and means for applying the electrical stimulation to at least one of an anterior cutaneous nerve branch and a lateral cutaneous nerve branch of an iliohypogastric nerve of a patient at a point after the iliohypogastric nerve has branched to form the anterior cutaneous nerve branch and the lateral cutaneous nerve branch. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a programmable processor to:
control an implantable stimulation device to apply electrical stimulation to at least one of an anterior cutaneous nerve branch and a lateral cutaneous nerve branch of an iliohypogastric nerve of a patient at a point after the iliohypogastric nerve has branched to form the anterior cutaneous nerve branch and the lateral cutaneous nerve branch, wherein the electrical stimulation is selected to alleviate pelvic pain of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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