Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Urgency therapy with neuromodulation and C-afferent nerve desensitization
- Patent Title (中): 紧急治疗与神经调节和C传入神经脱敏
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Application No.: US13817486Application Date: 2011-08-16
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Publication No.: US09289607B2Publication Date: 2016-03-22
- Inventor: Xin Su , Gregory F. Molnar , Dwight E. Nelson
- Applicant: Xin Su , Gregory F. Molnar , Dwight E. Nelson
- Applicant Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
- Current Assignee: MEDTRONIC, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Minneapolis
- Agency: Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.
- International Application: PCT/US2011/047903 WO 20110816
- International Announcement: WO2012/024286 WO 20120223
- Main IPC: A61N1/02
- IPC: A61N1/02 ; A61N1/36 ; A61M5/142 ; A61M5/172 ; G06F19/00 ; A61K31/165

Abstract:
Systems (10), devices (16), and methods may be used for treating bladder dysfunction, such as urgency and pelvic pain. In one example, a method includes administering a pharmacological agent to a patient (14) in a dosage sufficient to desensitize a C-afferent nerve fiber of the patient. Additionally, the method includes delivering stimulation to activate a nerve fiber proximate to the C-afferent nerve fiber via an electrode (19A, 19B, 21A, 21B, 29A-29D) electrically coupled to an implantable medical device (16). In some examples, the nerve fiber may be different than the C-afferent nerve fiber, the stimulation of the nerve fiber may elicit an inhibitory physiological response related to voiding in the patient, and/or the stimulation substantially may not activate the C-afferent nerve fiber after desensitization of the nerve fiber via the administration of the pharmacological agent.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140142549A1 Urgency Therapy with Neuromodulation and C-Afferent Nerve Desensitization Public/Granted day:2014-05-22
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