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Abstract
Techniques for managing urinary or fecal incontinence include delivering a first type of therapy to generate a first physiological response and, upon detecting a trigger event, delivering a second type of therapy to generate a second physiological response. The first type of therapy can be delivered on a substantially regular basis, while the second type of therapy is delivered as needed to provide an additional boost of therapy. The trigger event for activating the delivery of the second type of therapy may include input from a sensor that indicates a bladder condition, patient activity level or patient posture, or patient input. In some examples, the therapy is stimulation therapy.
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39. A medical system comprising:
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a therapy delivery module that generates and delivers a first electrical stimulation therapy to a patient to generate a first physiological effect and a second electrical stimulation therapy to the patient to generate a second physiological effect that is different than the first physiological effect; and a processor that controls the therapy delivery module to deliver the second stimulation therapy based on received input, wherein the first and second electrical stimulation therapies are configured to manage one of urinary incontinence or fecal incontinence. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A method comprising:
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delivering first electrical stimulation therapy to a patient to generate a first physiological effect; receiving input from the patient or a sensor; and delivering second electrical stimulation therapy to the patient based on the input from the patient or the sensor, wherein the delivery of the second electrical stimulation therapy generates a second physiological effect that is different than the first physiological effect, and wherein the first and second electrical stimulation therapies are configured to manage one of urinary incontinence or fecal incontinence. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87)
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88. A medical system comprising:
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means for generating and delivering first electrical stimulation therapy to a patient to generate a first physiological effect; means for receiving input from the patient or a sensor; and means for delivering second electrical stimulation therapy to the patient to generate a second physiological effect that is different than the first physiological effect based on the input from the patient or the sensor, wherein the first and second electrical stimulation therapies are configured to manage one of urinary incontinence or fecal incontinence. - View Dependent Claims (89, 90)
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91. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions that cause a programmable processor to:
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control a therapy module to deliver first electrical stimulation therapy to a patient to generate a first physiological effect; receive input from a patient or a sensor; and control the therapy module to deliver second electrical stimulation therapy to the patient based on the input from the patient or the sensor, wherein the second electrical stimulation therapy is configured to generate a second physiological effect that is different than the first physiological effect, and wherein the first and second electrical stimulation therapies are configured to manage one of urinary incontinence or fecal incontinence. - View Dependent Claims (92)
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