Patent ID: 7577476

Claim:
A system for stimulating pelvic muscles and/or nerves in a mammal, comprising: a portable probe unit, said probe unit comprising a substantially cylindrical body having a substantially smooth and substantially sealed outer surface with a rounded end and so dimensioned as to permit comfortable and repeated insertion into, removal from, and containment entirely within a mammal's vagina; substantially annular means substantially flush with the outer surface of the body of the probe unit and adapted to deliver electrical pulses; a programmable microprocessor; memory; a battery; and two-way communication means with antenna and adapted to both transmit signals to a controller unit and receive signals from said controller unit wirelessly and in real time; and the controller unit comprising two-way communication means adapted to both receive signals from said probe unit and transmit signals to said probe unit wirelessly and in real time, wherein said signals to said probe unit comprise control and programming signals acting as a feedback loop configured to start, stop, and/or alter the activity of the annular means of the probe unit, either automatically or manually, for stimulating pelvic muscles and/or nerves in a mammal.