Patent ID: 7239918

Claim:
A neuromuscular stimulation system comprising: at least one electrically conductive surface sized and configured for implantation in a targeted neural or muscular tissue region affecting urologic function, a lead electrically coupled to the electrically conductive surface, the lead sized and configured to be positioned subcutaneous a tissue surface, an implantable pulse generator sized and configured to be coupled to the lead and positioned subcutaneous to a tissue surface in an anterior pelvic region remote from the at least one electrically conductive surface, the implantable pulse generator comprising a case having a size between about 5 mm and about 10 mm thick, between about 15 mm and about 40 mm, and between about 40 mm and about 60 mm long, and the implantable pulse generator comprising non-inductive wireless telemetry circuitry using VHF/UHF signals, the non-inductive wireless telemetry circuitry being functional at a distance as far as arm's reach away from the patient, and being adapted for programming and interrogation of the implantable pulse generator.