Patent ID: 7427280

Claim:
A method of treating at least one diagnosed pelvic floor disorder in a patient, the at least one disorder being selected from the group consisting of pelvic pain, prostatitis, prostatalgia and prostatodynia, the method comprising: implanting a distal end of a first implantable drug catheter in a first tissue volume of the patient adjacent, around or in at least one of a hypogastric nerve or branches or portions thereof, a prostatic plexus nerve or branches or portions thereof, a sacral splanchnic nerve, a pelvic splanchnic nerve or branches or portions thereof, the prostate or branches or portions thereof, the colon or branches or portions thereof, the bladder or portions thereof, the urethra or portions thereof, scrotal nerves or branches or portions thereof, the scrotum or portions thereof, a sacro-tuberous ligament or branches or portions thereof, an isehial tuberosity or branches or portions thereof, a greater sciatic foramen or branches or portions thereof, or a lesser sciatic foramen or branches or portions thereof; implanting a first hermetically sealed implantable drug pump within the patient, the implantable drug pump configured to receive and house a volume of a first drug therewithin, and to deliver such first drug to a first exterior thereof via the first implantable drug catheter; operably connecting a proximal end of the first drug catheter to the first implantable drug pump; and delivering, from the first implantable drug pump, a first predetermined portion of the first drug housed therewithin to the exterior thereof through the first implantable drug catheter to the distal end thereof to the at least one of the hypogastric nerve or branches or portions thereof, prostatic plexus nerve or branches or portions thereof, sacral splanchnic nerve, pelvic splanchnic nerve or branches or portions thereof, prostate or branches or portions thereof, colon or branches or portions thereof, bladder or portions thereof, urethra or portions thereof, scrotal nerves or branches or portions thereof, scrotum or portions thereof, sacro-tuberous ligament or branches or portions thereof, ischial tuberosity or branches or portions thereof, greater sciatic foramen or branches or portions thereof, or lesser sciatic foramen or branches or portions thereof; wherein the predetermined portion of the first drug is delivered in a configuration effective to provide at least partial relief from at least one of pelvic pain, prostatitis, prostatalgia, or prostatodynia.