GB1242550A - Apparatus for controlling incontinence - Google Patents

Apparatus for controlling incontinence

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Publication number
GB1242550A
GB1242550A GB50760/68A GB5076068A GB1242550A GB 1242550 A GB1242550 A GB 1242550A GB 50760/68 A GB50760/68 A GB 50760/68A GB 5076068 A GB5076068 A GB 5076068A GB 1242550 A GB1242550 A GB 1242550A
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rectalis
sphincter
timing pulses
generator
probe
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GB50760/68A
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Bio Controls Corp
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Bio Controls Corp
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/02—Details
    • A61N1/04—Electrodes
    • A61N1/05—Electrodes for implantation or insertion into the body, e.g. heart electrode
    • A61N1/0507—Electrodes for the digestive system
    • A61N1/0512—Anal electrodes
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/18—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes
    • A61N1/32—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents
    • A61N1/36—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation
    • A61N1/36007—Applying electric currents by contact electrodes alternating or intermittent currents for stimulation of urogenital or gastrointestinal organs, e.g. for incontinence control
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S128/00—Surgery
    • Y10S128/25—Artificial sphincters and devices for controlling urinary incontinence

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Gastroenterology & Hepatology (AREA)
  • Cardiology (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Electrotherapy Devices (AREA)
  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)

Abstract

1,242,550. Apparatus for stimulating muscles. BIO-CONTROLS CORP. 25 Oct., 1968 [13 Aug., 1968], No. 50760/68. Heading A5R. Apparatus for use in controlling anal and urinary incontinence by electrical stimulation of the sphincter rectalis comprises a rectal probe 8 including a suppository body 10, formed of an insulating material such as silicone rubber, said body having a pair of spaced electrical contacts 20, 22 secured to the external surface of its neck 14 to rest against the sphincter rectalis after insertion. The electric contacts are of an electrically conductive material such as gold or stainless steel and may be in continuous thin leaf form or formed by a plurality of side-by-side wires (23), Fig. 1, (not shown), and are preferably glued to the surface of the probe. An electrical generator, Fig. 3 (not shown), for energizing the electrodes comprises a time base oscilator (56) producing a series of timing pulses, and a bistable circuit (72) arranged to switch between alternate states in response to successive timing pulses, and to apply a substantially square wave output across said leads 28, 30. The average potential of the output is zero. The generator may be powered by a battery, and may supply a peak potential of between 1 and 2 volts, at a frequency from 18 to 90 Herz.
GB50760/68A 1968-08-13 1968-10-25 Apparatus for controlling incontinence Expired GB1242550A (en)

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US75235268A 1968-08-13 1968-08-13

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GB1242550A true GB1242550A (en) 1971-08-11

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US (1) US3650275A (en)
JP (1) JPS492553B1 (en)
FR (1) FR1590427A (en)
GB (1) GB1242550A (en)
NL (1) NL143135B (en)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2135196A (en) * 1983-02-04 1984-08-30 Oxagon Medical Developments Li A probe, particularly a clinical probe for intracorporeal use

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FR1590427A (en) 1970-04-13
NL6816015A (en) 1970-02-17
US3650275A (en) 1972-03-21
JPS492553B1 (en) 1974-01-21

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