Patents by Inventor Keith E. Tippey

Keith E. Tippey 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).

  • Electrical stimulation for treatment of incontinence and other neuromuscular disorders
    Patent number: 5562717
    Abstract: Electrical stimulation for the treatment of neuro-muscular disorders, in particular incontinence. A portable electrical stimulation apparatus for treatment of incontinence, comprising one or more electrodes (302) for applying one or more electrical stimulation signals to a patient's body, a signal generator for generating the electrical stimulation signal(s), one or more conductive leads for connecting the signal generator to the electrode(s), to deliver the electrical stimulation signal to the electrode(s); and a power supply, characterized in that the apparatus includes an instruction storage or a programming device for imparting a set of instructions to the signal generator, the signal generator being responsive to the instruction storage or programming device so that the generated signal adopts signal waveform characteristics selected in accordance with said set of instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignee: Axelgaard Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keith E. Tippey, Jens Axelgaard