Patent ID: 8644938

Claim:
A wearable neuromodulation device, configured to be insertable into a rectum of a human body, comprising: a plurality of pudendal nerve stimulation electrodes configured to apply focussed electrical stimulation signals to pudendal nerves through a wall of the rectum; at least one sensor configured to detect one or more conditions within said human body that indicate a requirement for stimulation; means for applying an electrical signal to said electrodes selectively, in response to a determination that said stimulation is required based on a detection of said one or more conditions; a control module configured to control the plurality of pudendal nerve stimulation electrodes, the at least one sensor and the means for applying an electrical signal; an anchor formation configured to limit the insertion of the wearable neuromodulation device into the rectum and to facilitate removal of the wearable neuromodulation device therefrom; and a bulbous formation configured to retain said plurality of pudendal nerve stimulation electrodes in the rectum and to maintain the orientation of said plurality of pudendal nerve stimulation electrodes, wherein the plurality of pudendal nerve stimulation electrodes are situated on a surface of the bulbous formation; wherein the anchor formation and the bulbous formation situate the plurality of pudendal nerve stimulation electrodes apposed to the pudendal nerves of the human body when the wearable neuromodulation device is inserted into the rectum; and wherein said plurality of pudendal nerve stimulation electrodes, said at least one sensor and said control module are integral with the device that, in use, is inserted into the rectum.