Patent ID: 9655808
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A61H,A61N

Claim:
1. An apparatus for the treatment of urinary incontinence comprising: a shaft; a balloon surrounding at least a portion of the shaft and configured for movement between an inflated state and a deflated state; a first electrode coupled to a first portion of an outer surface of the balloon, the first electrode configured to cause a contraction of at least one muscle in communication with the first electrode; a second portion of outer surface of the balloon having a longitudinal fold having a thickness less than the first portion of the balloon and separating the first portion from a third portion of the outer surface of the balloon along a longitudinal axis of the shaft, the second portion being exposed to an exterior of the apparatus when the balloon is in the deflated state; and a second electrode coupled to the third portion; wherein the balloon is configured to inflate in a radially non-uniform manner in response to the difference in thicknesses of the first portion and the second portion.