Patent ID: 6393323
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
An electronic stimulator implant for improving bladder voiding and preventing bladder hyperreflexia in a patient, said electronic stimulator implant comprising:a) a tonicity signal generator generating a tonicity signal for preventing said bladder hyperreflexia; b) a self-contained power supply connected to said tonicity signal generator, for powering said tonicity signal generator; c) a voiding signal generator generating a voiding signal for voiding said bladder; d) a power-receiving circuit connected to said voiding signal generator, said power-receiving circuit including a receiver coil, for powering said voiding signal generator; e) an electrode having a first end for connecting to said implant, and a second end for connecting to a sacral nerve, for transmitting said tonicity and voiding signals to said sacral nerve; whereby when said voiding signal generator is activated, said voiding signal is generated, activating detrusor muscle contraction, thereby causing bladder voiding.