Patents by Inventor Edward P. McGuire

Edward P. McGuire has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4406288
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for conditioning the pelvic floor musculature of a living being to inhibit bladder contractility and relax the bladder so as to prevent involuntary urinary loss. The apparatus and method involve providing a pair of electrodes adapted for contact with tissue associated with the floor musculature. A steady, adjustable bias potential difference is applied to said electrodes, said potential difference having a value or amplitude which is less than a predetermined threshold value as the latter is established by a specific electrode orientation in or with relation to the tissue. Simultaneously with such application of bias voltage there is also applied to said electrodes a repeated adjustable intermittent potential, so as to cause resultant voltage values or peaks which are above the said threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1983
    Assignee: Hugh P. Cash
    Inventors: Elwood R. Horwinski, Edward P. McGuire