Method, system and device for treating disorders of the pelvic floor by electrical stimulation of the sacral and/or pudendal nerves
First Claim
1. A method of treating at least one pelvic floor disorder, the at least one disorder being selected from a group consisting of prostatitis, prostatalgia and prostatodynia, the method comprising:
- delivering electrical stimulation from a medical device implanted within a patient diagnosed with the pelvic floor disorder to a pudendal nerve or branches or portions thereof of the patient via at least one electrode of a lead implanted within the patient proximate to the pudendal nerve or branches or portions thereof; and
configuring the electrical stimulation to provide at least partial relief from the pelvic floor disorder.
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Abstract
Described are implantable devices and methods for treating various disorders of the pelvic floor by means of electrical stimulation of tissue volumes at two or more locations adjacent sacral nerves or portions thereof, and/or pudendal nerves or portions thereof. Two or more electrical stimulation regimes are applied on a continuous, alternating, intermittent or other basis to the respective tissue volumes in an amount and manner effective to treat a number of disorders, including, but not limited to, urinary and/or fecal voiding dysfunctions such as constipation, incontinence disorders such as urge frequency and urinary retention disorders, sexual dysfunctions such as orgasmic and erectile dysfunction, pelvic pain, prostatitis, prostatalgia and prostatodynia.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of treating at least one pelvic floor disorder, the at least one disorder being selected from a group consisting of prostatitis, prostatalgia and prostatodynia, the method comprising:
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delivering electrical stimulation from a medical device implanted within a patient diagnosed with the pelvic floor disorder to a pudendal nerve or branches or portions thereof of the patient via at least one electrode of a lead implanted within the patient proximate to the pudendal nerve or branches or portions thereof; and configuring the electrical stimulation to provide at least partial relief from the pelvic floor disorder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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