Electrodes for stimulating living tissue such as penile, scrotal, anal, vaginal and clitoral tissue are shown. The electrodes are formed from elastomeric material. Electrical stimulation to such areas is intended to control incontinence, to induce penile erection, or to induce excitation and orgasm. A plug electrode formed from elastomeric material, has a nonconductive base plate and base, and a conductive portion comprising a stem extending from the base and the ellipsoid ball extending from the stem. A snap contact on the base plate allows the electrode to be connected to an electrical source, and a wire within the base terminating in the stem carries the electricity, when applied, from the contact to stem and to the ellipsoid ball. A memory wire is also shown allowing the ellipsoid ball to be bent along its length or allowing the stem to be bent against the base, thereby angling the posture of the ball relative the base.
RELATED APPLICATION
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/895,941, filed 16 Jul. 1997 which is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/568,875, filed on 7 Dec. 1995, now issued U.S. Pat. No. 5,697,966
This application is a Continuation-In-Part of "Apparatus for Stimulating Penile, Scrotal, Anal, Vaginal and Clitoral Tissue," invented by David Boutos, Ser. No. 08/369,172, filed Jan. 5, 1995.
An underpants structure comprises a left waistband, a right waistband, a seat, and a pulsating current generator. The left waistband, the right waistband, and the seat are joined together to form a waist hole, a left leg hole, and a right leg hole. The seat is provided with an opening and an electrically-conductive rubber sheet attached to the inner side of the seat such that the rubber sheet is corresponding in location to the perineum of a male person. The seat covers the buttocks of the male person such that the penis and the scrotum of the male person are extended out of the seat via the opening of the seat, and that the rubber sheet comes in contact with the perineum of the male person. The rubber sheet is provided with a low frequency pulsating current by the pulsating current generator.
An apparatus and method for placement of a tubular body in the urethra. The tubular body includes a proximal portion adapted for placement toward a bladder end and bladder neck end of the urethra and a distal portion opposite from the proximal portion. A sensor component located on the tubular body is responsive to a feature of the urethra and outputs a first signal indicating proper placement of the proximal portion of the tubular body relative to the bladder and bladder neck. Preferably, an insertion tool is used during positioning of the urethral apparatus. The insertion tool is coupled to the distal end of the urethral apparatus and is used to push the urethral apparatus proximally in the urethra. The first signal can be transmitted from the urethral apparatus through the insertion tool from which it is perceivable by the person positioning the urethral device. Upon proper placement, the insertion tool is decoupled from the urethral apparatus and withdrawn leaving the urethral apparatus in place in the urethra with the proximal portion properly positioned relative to the bladder neck and bladder.
