Patent ID: 9155677
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: A61B,A61H

Abstract:
1. A sphincter probe for stimulating a urethral sphincter muscle of a human being, comprising: a probe member having a tip with a first source of vibration therein, a flexible shaft extending from the tip and a handle at a proximal end of the shaft, wherein the probe member has a second source of vibration at a selected position along the shaft, separated from the first source of vibration, wherein the sphincter probe is adapted to be positioned into a rectum of the user such that the first vibrator being positioned against the urethral sphincter muscle and the second source of vibration being positioned against the anal sphincter internally of a human being's body, the first source of vibration having a frequency of 20-50 Hz, with a vibration amplitude of 0.03-0.13 inches.