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- Patent Title: Systems and methods for treatment of urinary dysfunction
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Application No.: US15160468Application Date: 2016-05-20
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Publication No.: US09610442B2Publication Date: 2017-04-04
- Inventor: Paul B. Yoo , Michael Sasha John
- Applicant: THE GOVERNING COUNCIL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
- Applicant Address: CA Toronto, Ontario
- Assignee: The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
- Current Assignee: The Governing Council of the University of Toronto
- Current Assignee Address: CA Toronto, Ontario
- Agency: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee
- Main IPC: A61N1/05
- IPC: A61N1/05 ; A61N1/18 ; A61N1/36 ; A61N1/04

Abstract:
Methods and systems for providing therapy related to urological disorders which relate to stimulation of the saphenous nerve (SAFN) either alone or in combination with the posterior tibial nerve (PTN), medial plantar nerve (MPN) or lateral planar nerve. In embodiments nerves are stimulated by percutaneous, transcutaneous, and/or implanted stimulators. In embodiments the SAFN is stimulated below the level of the knee or near the medial malleolus. Embodiments also disclose improving nerve stimulation, including SAFN stimulation, using systems and methods termed enhanced transcutaneous electrical stimulation (eTENS) since these enhance the excitation of neural tissue. In an embodiment, systems and methods are provided to increase the chance of providing the selective modulation of specific (targeted) neural substrate, while decreasing the risk of activation of adjacent (non-targeted) nervous tissue.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160339239A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF URINARY DYSFUNCTION Public/Granted day:2016-11-24
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