Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrical stimulation of ilioinguinal nerve to alleviate chronic pelvic pain
- Patent Title (中): 电刺激髂骨神经缓解慢性盆腔疼痛
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Application No.: US11414615Application Date: 2006-04-28
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Publication No.: US08219202B2Publication Date: 2012-07-10
- Inventor: Jonathon E. Giftakis , Martin T. Gerber
- Applicant: Jonathon E. Giftakis , Martin T. Gerber
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61N1/00
- IPC: A61N1/00

Abstract:
The disclosure describes a method and system for applying electrical stimulation to an ilioinguinal 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 ilioinguinal nerves of a patient. In particular, the electrode may be implanted proximate or adjacent to a region of the ilioinguinal nerve above or below the inguinal canal.
Public/Granted literature
- US20070255341A1 Electrical stimulation of ilioinguinal nerve to alleviate chronic pelvic pain Public/Granted day:2007-11-01
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