Devices and methods for treating urological disorders

摘要

Some implementations provide a method for treating urological disorders in a patient, the method including: placing an introducer into a patient's body through an incision site on the patient's body, the patient suffering from an urological disorder; placing an implantable wireless device into an inner lumen of the introducer, the implantable wireless device suitable to fit into the inner lumen and configured to receive electromagnetic energy non-inductively from a source located outside the patient's body; through the inner lumen of the introducer, positioning the implantable wireless device adjacent to or near one or more excitable tissue in the patient, the one or more excitable tissue regulating a nerve activity associated with the urological disorder; and causing neural modulation of the one or more excitable tissue through one or more electrodes on the implantable wireless device.

主权项

1. A method for treating a urological disorder in a patient, the method comprising:
placing an introducer into a patient's body through an incision site on the patient's body to access one or more excitable tissue regulating a nerve activity associated with the urological disorder that the patient is suffering from; placing an implantable wireless device into an inner lumen of the introducer, the implantable wireless device suitable to fit into the inner lumen and configured to receive electromagnetic energy non-inductively from a source located outside the patient's body; through the inner lumen of the introducer, positioning the implantable wireless device adjacent to or near the one or more excitable tissue in the patient; and causing neural modulation of the one or more excitable tissue through one or more electrodes on the implantable wireless device where electrical stimulation is applied solely using the electromagnetic energy received non-inductively from the source outside the patient's body.