A curved paddle electrode allows the electrode to be placed over a relatively
flat
or oval shaped nerve bundle attached to fascia tissue without having to separate
the nerve bundle from the fascia tissue. The electrode includes at least one suture
hole that allows the electrode to be held in place over the nerve bundle through
a clip-on stitch, or equivalent. In one embodiment, the curved paddle electrode
provides a tripolar electrode configuration that allows three spaced-apart parallel
electrode contacts to be positioned transverse to a target nerve bundle. Such electrode
configuration allows bipolar or tripolar stimulation to occur. Other embodiments
employ less or more than three electrode contacts. A preferred application of the
curved paddle electrode is for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED), where
the electrode is placed over the neurovascular bundle attached to the rectal fascia
tissue near the rectum.