Patent ID: 11911614
Assignee: DUKE UNIVERSITY
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for stimulating neural activity in a pudendal nerve of a subject, the apparatus comprising: at least one primary electrode configured to apply a first electrical signal to said nerve; and a controller coupled to said primary electrode(s) and controlling the first electrical signal to be applied thereby, wherein said controller is configured to cause said at least one primary electrode to apply said first electrical signal that stimulates neural activity in the pudendal nerve to produce an increase in bladder capacity, wherein said controller is configured to cause a second signal to be applied that stimulates neural activity in the pudendal nerve, wherein the first electrical signal comprises an AC waveform having a frequency in the range of from 0.1-50 Hz, wherein the first electrical signal has an amplitude in the range from 0.05 T to 10 T, and wherein T is the threshold stimulation intensity required to evoke a reflex electromyograph response in the external urethral sphincter of the subject when the electrical signal is applied to the pudendal nerve.