Patents Assigned to FIRST CHOICE FOR CONTINENCE, INC.
  • Publication number: 20090082830
    Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for measuring muscle reflexes (e.g., a bulbocavernosus reflex) as a tool for identifying/diagnosing dysfunctions (e.g., spinal cord abnormalities, bladder voiding dysfunction, and sexual organ dysfunction) non-invasively by using mechanical stimulation. The system and method includes a probe having a predetermined patient contacting portion, wherein when the contacting portion is moved into contact with a particular area of the patient (e.g., the patient's genitals), the contact induces a muscle reflex. The probe detects the pressure resulting from the contacting portion being abruptly and forcibly brought into contact with the particular area. Such detection is used to electronically initiate capture of electrical responses from a plurality of electrodes placed on the patient's skin in proximity to the particular area. Such electrical responses are processed to determine characteristics of the patient's reflexes of one or more muscles adjacent to the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: FIRST CHOICE FOR CONTINENCE, INC.
    Inventors: Debra Janette Folkerts, Karen Louise Finstrom McPhee, Gregory Ray Johnson, Timothy Martin Gack