Detrusor myoplasty and neuro-muscular electrical stimulation
CA 2178904 A1 · Owner: Chancellor, Michael B. · Inventors: Chancellor, Michael B.
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An implantable micturition inducer is disclosed. The device comprises an implantable actuable signal generator (15) that comprises one or more switches (17) and a power source and at, least one electrical lead (16) having one end connected to the signal generator and the other end adapted to be connected to muscle (14) transected to form a muscle bag around an individual's bladder. Actuation of the switch or switches results in the delivery of a series of stimulus pulses from the signal generator to the muscle bag which are sufficient to cause the muscle bag to contract and thereby induce micturition on demand. Methods for inducing micturition in patients with areflexic bladders of an …
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- Filed December 6, 1994. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 6, 2014.
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