A dedicated microprocessor for urinary incontinence stimulator

A programmable memory-content readable urinary incontinence stimulator with very low power dissipation is presented in the paper. To keep the stimulated nerve from getting used to a fixed pattern of stimulation, the spaces in the stimulating pulse stream are randomly modulated. An important feature of this stimulator is its very low power dissipation, about 20 /spl mu/A in normal operation. This assures that the implant can work up to 10 years with a 3 AH lithium cell.<
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