Patent Document ID: 8706234
Application ID: 13400868
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A method of treating anorectal dysfunction in a patient, comprising the following steps: Implanting a device comprising at least a first electrode and a second electrode operably connected to an electrical stimulus generator in anorectal tissue of the patient, wherein said anorectal tissue comprises an internal anal sphincter and an external anal sphincter; Causing said stimulus generator to deliver a first electrical pulse via said first electrode to the internal anal sphincter to cause a stimulation of said internal anal sphincter and a modulation of an internal anal sphincter pressure; and Causing said stimulus generator to deliver a second electrical pulse via said second electrode to the external anal sphincter to cause a stimulation of said external anal sphincter and a modulation of an external anal sphincter pressure, wherein the delivery of said first electrical pulse and said second electrical pulse substantially instantaneously modulates a composite anal sphincter pressure.