Urinary incontinence stimulator system

Claim 2

A urinary incontinence stimulator system having an intra-anal electrode including: a generator means for providing a series of pulses of a duration and frequency which vary in a psuedo-random fashion;

Claim 3

an enabling means for providing a recurring enabling signal; and

Claim 4

an enabling means for providing a recurring enabling signal; and

Claim 5

an output circuit means connected to receive said pulses from said generator means and said enabling signal from said enabling means for enabling said output circuit for a time determined by said enabling signal for providing a series of pulses to the intra-anal electrode of the system in response to said pulses received from said generating means during said time.

Claim 6

an output circuit means connected to receive said pulses from said generator means and said enabling signal from said enabling means for enabling said output circuit for a time determined by said enabling signal for providing a series of pulses to the intra-anal electrode of the system in response to said pulses received from said generating means during said time.

Claim 7

A urinary incontinence stimulator system according to claim 1 wherein the time duration between successive enabling signals is of about the same time duration as one of said enabling signals.

Claim 8

A urinary incontinence stimulator system according to claim 1 wherein the time duration between successive enabling signals is less than about two seconds.

Claim 9

A urinary incontinence stimulator system according to claim 1 wherein the duration of the pulses in said series of pulses provided by said generator means varies between about 0.5 millisecond and 1.5 milliseconds.

Claim 10

A urinary incontinence stimulator system according to claim 1 wherein the frequency of the pulses in said series of pulses provided by said generator means varies from about 10 Hertz to 55 Hertz.

Claim 11

A urinary incontinence stimulator system according to claim 1 wherein said output circuit means includes a user adjustable means for varying the amplitude of said pulses to the intra-anal electrode.

Claim 12

A urinary incontinence stimulator system according to claim 1 wherein said generator means includes a comparator; a capacitor connected to said comparator for controlling the output of said comparator; a charging circuit connected between said capacitor and the output of said comparator for charging said capacitor when the output of said comparator provides a high signal; a discharging circuit connected between said capacitor and said comparator for discharging said capacitor when the output of said comparator provides a low signal; said charging circuit including means responsive to pulse inputs for changing the charging rate provided by said charging circuit; and said discharging circuit including means responsive to pulse inputs for changing the discharging rate provided by said discharging circuit.

Claim 13

A urinary incontinence stimulator system according to claim 1 wherein said output circuit means includes a first transistor; a second transistor; a capacitor; said first transistor connected in series with said capacitor across the intra-anal electrode, said second transistor connected in series with said capacitor and the intra-anal electrode for providing a charging circuit for said capacitor when said second transistor conducts; said first transistor conducting only when said enabling signal is provided and a pulse in said series of pulses provided by aid generator means is present and said second transistor conducting when said first transistor is not conducting.

Claim 14

A urinary incontinence stimulator system according to claim 8 wherein said output circuit means includes a user adjustable means connected to said second transistor for varying the level to which said capacitor can be charged.