Systems and methods for treating female incontinence and pelvic nerve dysfunction
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61F-002/00
A61N-001/36
A61H-019/00
A61F-013/15
출원번호
US-0770446
(2014-02-25)
등록번호
US-9492260
(2016-11-15)
국제출원번호
PCT/US2014/018445
(2014-02-25)
국제공개번호
WO2014/134073
(2014-09-04)
발명자
/ 주소
St. Anne, Cora
St. Anne, Joseph
Santa Cruz, Cindy
Benderev, Theodore V.
Willis, Eric
Wasserstein, Kevin
출원인 / 주소
ParaPatch, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
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초록▼
Systems and methods for neuromodulation of a female patient suffering from a pelvic condition, such as incontinence, are disclosed. A mechanical stimulus such as pressure, tension, traction, friction, or vibration for example can be applied to one, two, or more clitoral structures sufficient to caus
Systems and methods for neuromodulation of a female patient suffering from a pelvic condition, such as incontinence, are disclosed. A mechanical stimulus such as pressure, tension, traction, friction, or vibration for example can be applied to one, two, or more clitoral structures sufficient to cause a physiologic stimulus or inhibition, such as neuromodulation to treat or prevent the pelvic condition.
대표청구항▼
1. A device for treating a pelvic condition of a female patient, comprising: a support structure comprising an adhesive layer sized and configured for application between opposing folds of the labia majora,wherein the support structure when applied has a contact surface that is configured to directl
1. A device for treating a pelvic condition of a female patient, comprising: a support structure comprising an adhesive layer sized and configured for application between opposing folds of the labia majora,wherein the support structure when applied has a contact surface that is configured to directly contact and adhere to a skin of one or more clitoral structures selected from the group consisting of one or more of the following: a clitoral shaft, a clitoral hood, and a clitoral glans,wherein the support structure when applied is configured to apply a mechanical force to the one or more clitoral structures sufficient to stimulate one or more clitoral nerves while not causing sexual arousal,wherein an adhesive layer comprises an adhesive configured such that when removed from the clitoral structures less than 20% of the adhesive surface area is covered by detached skin cells of the patient,wherein a weight of the adhesive layer per surface area of the support structure is in a range of 7 g/m2 to 100 g/m2,wherein the support structure is between 0.5 inches and 3 inches long at its longest, between 0.5 inches and 2 inches wide at its widest, and has a thickness of between 0.0001 inches and 0.1 inches at its thickest point; andwherein the support structure further comprises one or more of the following features selected from the group consisting of:(a) a contoured portion;(b) a raised portion; a(c) a tab; and(d) a malleable portion,wherein the contoured portion, raised portion, and/or malleable portion are configured to facilitate maintenance of the mechanical force on the one or more clitoral structures while the patient is at rest and/or during activity. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the support structure comprises the raised portion. 3. The device of claim 2, wherein the raised portion encompasses a center of a contact surface of the support structure. 4. The device of claim 2, wherein a contact surface comprises the raised portion having a surface area and a non-raised portion having a surface area, wherein the raised portion has a surface area that is between 10% and 100% of the surface area of the non-raised portion. 5. The device of claim 2, wherein the raised portion has a maximum thickness that is at least 10% greater than the thickness of a non-raised portion of the device. 6. The device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises one or more stiffening members. 7. The device of claim 6, wherein the stiffening members comprise a shape memory material. 8. The device of claim 6, wherein the stiffening members extend around at least a portion of a perimeter of the device. 9. The device of claim 1, wherein the support structure comprises the contoured portion. 10. The device of claim 9, wherein the contoured portion has a curvature of between 10% and 30% along an axis of the device. 11. The device of claim 1, further comprising the tab. 12. The device of claim 11, wherein the tab does not comprise adhesive. 13. The device of claim 1, further comprising the malleable portion. 14. The device of claim 13, wherein the malleable portion is sufficiently malleable to stably deform from a first configuration to a second configuration, the second configuration conforming to a shape of the one or more clitoral structures. 15. The device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises a backing layer coupled to the adhesive layer, the backing layer comprising a flexible film material. 16. The device of claim 15, further comprising an absorbent material coupled to the backing layer. 17. A system comprising the device of claim 1, and a urethral plug. 18. The system of claim 17, wherein the device is coupled to the urethral plug. 19. The device of claim 1, wherein the adhesive is configured such that when removed from the clitoral structures less than 10% of the adhesive surface area is covered by detached skin cells of the patient. 20. The device of claim 1, wherein the device comprises one or more depressions configured to apply a radial mechanical force to the clitoral structures.
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