Electrode implantation in a pelvic floor muscular structure
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- providing a stimulation lead having a proximal end and a distal end comprising an electrode;
feeding the distal end of the stimulation lead along a path, which is adjacent the pubic symphysis of a patient, toward a pelvic floor muscular structure of the patient; and
feeding the distal end of the stimulation lead into the pelvic floor muscular structure.
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Abstract
In a method of implanting an electrode of an electronic stimulator device into a pelvic floor muscular structure of a patient, a stimulation lead having a proximal end and a distal end comprising an electrode is provided. The distal end of the stimulation lead is fed along a path, which is adjacent the pubic symphysis of a patient, toward a pelvic floor muscular structure of the patient. The distal end of the stimulation lead is then fed into the pelvic floor muscular structure of the patient. In one embodiment, the pelvic floor muscular structure comprises the external urinary sphincter of the patient. In accordance with other embodiments, the pelvic floor muscular structure comprises one of the external anal sphincter, the levator ani muscle, the puborectalis sling muscle and prostate tissue.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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providing a stimulation lead having a proximal end and a distal end comprising an electrode; feeding the distal end of the stimulation lead along a path, which is adjacent the pubic symphysis of a patient, toward a pelvic floor muscular structure of the patient; and feeding the distal end of the stimulation lead into the pelvic floor muscular structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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providing a stimulation lead having a proximal end and a distal end comprising an electrode; making a first incision in the patient; feeding the distal end of the stimulation lead from outside the patient'"'"'s body through the first incision and alongside the ventral face of the pubic symphysis and toward the external urinary sphincter of the patient; and feeding the distal end of the stimulation lead into an insertion point of the external urinary sphincter at an angle that is approximately 0-45 degrees to a plane extending perpendicular to a central axis of the urethra and through the insertion point. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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