Patent ID: 9155885
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A medical system comprising: a therapy delivery module configured to generate and deliver a first electrical stimulation therapy to a patient to generate a first physiological effect and a second electrical stimulation therapy to the patient to generate a second physiological effect that is different than the first physiological effect, wherein the first physiological effect comprises inhibiting contraction of a bladder of the patient, and wherein the second physiological effect comprises promoting contraction of one or more of a bladder outlet of the patient, an internal urinary sphincter of the patient, an external urinary sphincter of the patient, or periurethral muscles of the patient; and a processor configured to control the therapy delivery module to deliver the first electrical stimulation therapy to the patient on a regular basis over a period of time and control, during the period of time, the therapy delivery module to deliver the second electrical stimulation therapy only in response to received input, wherein the first and second electrical stimulation therapies are configured to reduce a likelihood of at least one of urinary voiding events and fecal voiding events.