Patent ID: 9174045
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. A method of treating a disorder of a lower urinary tract in a patient, the method comprising: positioning a device adjacent to a skin surface of the patient; generating one or more electrical impulses with the device; and transmitting the one or more electrical impulses from the device to selected nerve fibers in the patient; wherein the one or more electrical impulses is sufficient to cause the selected nerve fibers to generate action potentials that at least partially relieve a symptom selected from a group of symptoms comprising urgent urination, frequent urination, urge incontinence, urgent urination with incontinence, frequent urination with incontinence, nocturia, ischuria, bladder discomfort, and bladder pain, and wherein the one or more electrical impulses is transmitted to the patient in a treatment session having a period from about 3 minutes to about three hours, followed by a period from about three hours to about one week wherein the one or more electrical impulses is not transmitted to the patient, and wherein the one or more electrical impulses is transmitted when the bladder of the patient has a bladder filling-volume that is within a predetermined range of volumes, wherein the one or more electrical impulses is transmitted transcutaneously through an outer skin surface of the patient to generate an electrical impulse at or near the selected nerve fibers, wherein the transmitting is carried out by generating a magnetic field via the device, wherein the magnetic field is exterior to the patient, wherein the magnetic field is sufficient to induce the one or more electrical impulses at or near the selected nerve fibers within the patient.