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ELITONE is a non-implanted muscle stimulator designed to treat stress urinary incontinence in women. It applies stimulation to the pelvic floor muscles and surrounding tissues.

The Elitone Device provides electrical muscle stimulation (commonly called EMS or E-stim) to treat stress urinary incontinence. Stimulation is delivered to the pelvic floor muscles and surrounding structures through a disposable cutaneous electrode applied to the perineal region. One end of the thin, flexible electrode is positioned proximate the pubis and the other end is positioned proximate the ischial tuberosity. Mildly adhesive and electrically conductive hydrogel portions of each electrode attach the electrode to the perineal tissues and allow comfortable transfer of electrical stimulation through the pelvic floor. The stimulation is controlled by a battery powered, wearable control unit. The housing of the control unit is approximately 55mm x 45mm x 10mm and made of ABS plastic. It includes two pushbuttons that allow the user to increment the voltage (i.e. intensity), and to start, pause and stop device operation. The stimulation utilizes a symmetric, amplitude modulated (2000Hz), sinusoidal waveform. The output intensity operates over a range of levels (0-35) that approximately correspond to a 0-30mA RMS current. The stimulation frequency alternates between a higher frequency portion (50Hz) and a lower frequency portion (10Hz). Higher frequency stimulation is typically used to encourage muscle contraction and strengthening of the pelvic floor muscles. Lower frequency stimulation is typically used to calm detrusor muscle activity, decreasing symptoms of urgency type incontinence. Each treatment session lasts 20 minutes, after which the device turns off automatically. Women are recommended to use the device 3-5 times per week.