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Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulator

  • US 8,660,646 B2
  • Filed: 06/15/2012
  • Issued: 02/25/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/16/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for providing a reusable nerve stimulation system to treat incontinence, the method comprising:

  • providing a computer system having a customer interface;

    providing a neurostimulator unit including;

    a pulse generator for electrically coupling to a transcutaneous electrode configured to be applied to skin adjacent a stimulation site of a patient and a percutaneous electrode having a leading end for inserting adjacent the stimulation site of a patient, anda microcontroller in communication with the pulse generator for monitoring a number of available treatment credits to the neurostimulator unit and for activating the pulse generator during a treatment session when the number of available treatment credits is at least one;

    receiving at the computer system a treatment credit request transmitted through the customer interface, each treatment credit request having purchase information including a number of treatment credits purchased, each treatment credit purchased corresponding to an available treatment credit;

    transmitting the number of treatment credits purchased to the microcontroller of the neurostimulator unit; and

    adjusting the number of treatment credits available to the neurostimulator unit based on the number of treatment credits purchased transmitted to the microcontroller of the neurostimulator unit.

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