Electrical stimulation 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 of a patient; and
a processor configured to control the implantable stimulation device to apply the electrical stimulation to a genital nerve branch of a genitofemoral nerve of the patient at a point after the genitofemoral nerve has branched to form the genital nerve branch and a femoral nerve branch.
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Abstract
The disclosure describes a method and system for applying electrical stimulation to a genitofemoral nerve or a genital branch of a genitofemoral 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 genitofemoral nerves and the genital branch of a single or both genitofemoral nerves of a patient. When implanted proximate to a genital nerve branch, the electrode may be implanted proximate to the genital nerve branch. In a male patient stimulation may be delivered proximate to the spermatic cord, which contains a portion of the genital nerve branch.
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31 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 of a patient; and a processor configured to control the implantable stimulation device to apply the electrical stimulation to a genital nerve branch of a genitofemoral nerve of the patient at a point after the genitofemoral nerve has branched to form the genital nerve branch and a femoral nerve branch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising:
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means for generating first and second electrical stimulation, each of the first and second electrical stimulation selected to alleviate pelvic pain of a patient; means for applying the first electrical stimulation to at least a portion of a first genitofemoral nerve of a patient at a point prior to the first genitofemoral nerve entering a first inguinal canal of the patient; and means for applying the second electrical stimulation to at least a portion of a second genitofemoral nerve of the patient at a point after the second genitofemoral nerve exits a second inguinal canal of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. 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 a genital nerve branch of a genitofemoral nerve of a patient at a point after the genitofemoral nerve has branched to form the genital nerve branch and a femoral nerve branch, wherein the electrical stimulation is selected to alleviate pelvic pain of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. 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 a genital nerve branch of a genitofemoral nerve of the patient at a point after the genitofemoral nerve has branched to form the genital nerve branch and a femoral nerve branch. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A system comprising:
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an implantable stimulation device configured to generate first and second electrical stimulation, each of the first and second electrical stimulation selected to alleviate pelvic pain of a patient; and a processor configured to; control the implantable stimulation device to apply the first electrical stimulation to at least a portion a first genitofemoral nerve of a patient at a point prior to the first genitofemoral nerve entering a first inguinal canal of the patient, and control the implantable stimulation device to apply the second electrical stimulation to at least a portion of a second genitofemoral nerve of the patient at a point after the second genitofemoral nerve exits a second inguinal canal of the patient.
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31. A computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a programmable processor to:
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control an implantable stimulation device to apply first electrical stimulation to at least a portion a first genitofemoral nerve of a patient at a point prior to the first genitofemoral nerve entering a first inguinal canal of the patient, and control the implantable stimulation device to apply second electrical stimulation to at least a portion of a second genitofemoral nerve of the patient at a point after the second genitofemoral nerve exits a second inguinal canal of the patient, wherein each of the first and second electrical stimulation is selected to alleviate pelvic pain of the patient.
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