EP0088173B1 - Dispositif pour l'exercice des muscles vaginaux - Google Patents
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- EP0088173B1 EP0088173B1 EP82301130A EP82301130A EP0088173B1 EP 0088173 B1 EP0088173 B1 EP 0088173B1 EP 82301130 A EP82301130 A EP 82301130A EP 82301130 A EP82301130 A EP 82301130A EP 0088173 B1 EP0088173 B1 EP 0088173B1
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- This invention relates to a device for exercising the vaginal muscles, the device being of the kind comprising an elongate rod means have a closed distal end portion for insertion into the vagina of a female, and a proximal end portion for manually retaining said distal end portion in said vagina; and a cuff mounted on said distal end portion and comprising a flexible tubular cover disposed on said elongate rod means in surrounding relation thereto, and being secured to the outer surface of said rod means, the cuff being expansible and contractible between a contracted position, for movement of said distal end portion and said cuff into said vagina, and an expanded position, for yieldingly engaging the walls of such a vagina in which said distal end portion and said cuff are disposed, and in which position the cuff is collapsible inwardly by said walls upon contraction of the vaginal muscles by said female.
- Exercise is a well established means of obtaining and maintaining muscle fitness. Exercises may be classified into passive, active and resistive categories. Resistive exercises require the use of muscles against a force which, commonly, is relatively small at the beginning of an exercise program and gradually increases as the muscle tone and strength increases.
- a known exercising device of the kind referred to is disclosed in US ⁇ A ⁇ 3752150.
- the cuff is filled with liquid and positive pressure is applied to inflate the liquid- filled cuff before and/or after insertion of the device into the vagina of a female.
- each of these known devices has commonly had several inherent disadvantages, such as, for example, being difficult to insert into the vagina; being painful to -insert into the vagina or being painful in use during exercising of the vaginal muscles; being so constituted and arranged as to create danger of injury to the vagina during insertion thereinto and/or during use therein; or creating a maximum initial pressure against the vaginal walls, which, in the use thereof, can be the cause of injury or damage to such walls, and the like and also, because the compositions of such devices are latex or rubber, such materials are irritative to human tissues and difficult to clean and maintain for repeated use.
- an exercising device of the kind referred to which when inserted into position of use in a vagina, exerts a soft, yielding minimal pressure or force against the vaginal walls, which force increases as the vaginal muscles are exercised and contracted.
- a device of the kind referred to for exercising the vaginal muscles is characterised in that the cuff further comprises a resilient body portion mounted in said cover, said body portion having normally an expanded condition, wherein it is effective to hold a portion of said cover outwardly away from said rod means under atmospheric conditions so that the cuff is in its expanded position, and means operatively connected to said cover for creating an at least partial vacuum therein to move said cover inwardly, against the resilient urging of said body portion, so that the cuff is moved towards or into its said contracted position and for releasing such an at least partial vacuum in said cover to thereby permit said cover to move outwardly under urging of said body portion so that the cuff is moved towards or into its said expanded position to provide a minimal resistive force against the walls of the vagina.
- a female when using an exercising device according to the invention is able to recognize the degree of muscle activity being exerted by her own sensations.
- the device may embody a measuring device for indicating the amount of muscle contraction taking place during exercise by measurement of the volume of displaced air from the device.
- the exercise device 1 embodies, in general, an elongate rod 2 having a distal end portion 3 and a proximal end portion 4, with a cuff portion 5 mounted on the distal end portion 3, FIGS. 1-4.
- the rod 2 preferably, is semi-rigid and flexible- pliable in construction, and may be made of several suitable materials, such as, preferably medical grade silicone which does not react to human tissue.
- the distal end portion 3 of the rod 2, with the cuff 5 attached thereto is inserted into the vagina of a female, the proximal end portion 4 of the device 1 affording a member by which the device 1 may be manually retained in such position in the vagina.
- the free end 6 of the distal end portion 3 preferably is rounded, to facilitate such insertion of the device into the vagina, and as protection against injury to the female during such insertion into the vagina and during the time the device is retained therein.
- the cuff portion 5 includes a substantially air impervious medical grade silicone cover 7 and a body portion 8 disposed within the cover 7. Both the cover 7 and the body portion 8 are disposed around the distal end portion 3 of the rod 2, preferably in spaced relation to the end 6 thereof.
- the cover 7 is flexible and it is preferably made of medical grade silicone or the like. Preferably, it also is elastic for reasons which will hereinafter be discussed in greater detail. Preferably, the cover 7 is comprised of a suitable elastic material such as the aforementioned medical grade silicone.
- the cover 7 is tubular in form, and the end portions 9 and 10 thereof are hermetically sealed to the outer surface of the rod 2 by suitable means, such as, for example, being vulcanized thereto or by a suitable medical grade cement such as silicone cement, or the like.
- the body or sponge portion 8 affords a resilient mass which preferably completely fills the cover 7 between the end portions 9 and 10 thereof and, when the exercise device is disposed in normal inoperative position, outside the vagina, the sponge portion is preferably effective in yieldingly holding the cover 7 in fully expanded position, as shown in FIG. 1.
- the body or sponge portion 8 may be made of any suitable resilient material, but, preferably, is made of several grades or densities of a spongelike resilient material having a multitude of interstices spread therethrough, such as, for example, sponge-type silicone or a suitable resilient plastic material, such as, for example, foamed polyurethane, or the like, for a purpose which will be discussed in greater detail presently.
- the cuff portion 5 is similar in construction to the cuffs embodied in the tracheal tubes disclosed in US-A-3,640,282 and US-A-3,799,173.
- An elongate passageway 11 extends longitudinally through the rod 2 from the free end 12 of the proximal end portion 4 thereof into the interior of the cuff 5, terminating at its inner end 13 in inwardly spaced relation to the free end 6 of the distal end portion 3.
- Passageways 14 extend radially outwardly from the passageway 11, through the rod 2 and open outwardly into the interior of the cuff 5 for the purpose which will be discussed in greater detail presently.
- An adapter 15, embodying an elongate tubular body member 16 is mounted in the proximal end portion 4 of the rod 2, with one end portion of the body member 16 disposed in the passageway 11, FIGS. 1-4.
- the adapter 15 also includes a plug 17, attached to the body portion 16 by a flexible strap 18, the plug 17 being movable on the strap 18 between a position wherein it is disposed in the free end portion 19 of the body portion 16 of the adapter 15 to thereby close the passageway 11 and the body portion 16 to the atmosphere, as shown in FIG. 3, and a position wherein it is disposed out of the adapter 15, as shown in FiGS. 1, 2 and 4.
- a partial vacuum may be applied to the free end 19 of the adapter 15 by any suitable means, such as, for example, a vacuum syringe P, shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, to thereby cause the cuff portion 5 to move from its normal expanded position, shown in FIG. 1, to a collapsed position as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3.
- the passageway through the adapter 15 and the passageways 11 and 14, into the interior of the cuff 5, may be closed by any suitable means, such as, for example, by first pinching tubular member 16 to close the same, then withdrawing the syringe P from the adapter 15, and immediately closing the end portion 19 of the tubular member 16 by a finger, or the like.
- any suitable means such as, for example, by first pinching tubular member 16 to close the same, then withdrawing the syringe P from the adapter 15, and immediately closing the end portion 19 of the tubular member 16 by a finger, or the like.
- such closing of the end portion 19 is effected by inserting the plug 17 thereinto, as shown in FIG. 3. This, it will be seen, is effective to retain the partial vacuum in the cuff 5 and, therefore, retain it in the collapsed position shown in FIG. 2 and 3.
- the distal end portion 3 and the cuff 5 may be inserted into a vagina, such as the vagina 20, FIG. 3, the collapsed position of the cuff 5 facilitating such insertion.
- this insertion of the device 1 is such that the cuff 5 is disposed in position within the sphincter type muscles in the vaginal area.
- the partial vacuum in the cuff 5 may be released to thereby permit the cover 7 to be pushed and expanded outwardly by the expansion of the resilient sponge body member 8.
- the expansion of the cover 7 is from the collapsed position to a position wherein it is yieldingly positioned within the body portion 8 in engagement with the inner wall 21 of the vagina 20, FIG. 4.
- Such movement and expansion is caused by the resiliency of the sponge body portion 8 and is a direct result of the volumetric expansion thereof.
- the density of the sponge body portion 8 may be varied to provide different grades or amounts of yielding pressure gradients within each exercise device. This is to be distinguished from the expansion of the aforementioned cuffs on exercise devices heretofore known in the art, which cuffs are expanded by the application of a positive pressure, by the introduction of air or other working fluid thereinto under pressure. Such devices therefore start with the largest force upon initial contact with the vaginal muscles.
- the cover 7 of the cuff 5 may be made of any suitable flexible material, but preferably is medical grade silicone.
- the cover comprised of medical grade silicone is so constructed that the wrinkles that are formed therein when in the collapsed position, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, are soft and minimize abrasive tendencies with the vaginal muscles.
- wrinkles could be formed when the cover 7 is disposed in a position wherein it was extended outwardly less than that which it occupies when in fully extended position.
- the cover 7 it is not essential as to whether or not the cover 7 is wrinkled when the cuff 5 is in fully collapsed position, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and it is not essential nor an absolute requirement, when the cuff 5 is disposed in operative engagement with the walls of a vagina, such as is shown in FIG. 4, that the cover 7 be wrinkle free.
- the cover 7 it is preferred that the cover 7 be structured and sized to substantially envelope the sponge portion 8, when the cuff 5 is in operative engagement with a vagina, as shown in FIG. 4. Therefore, to ensure against such abrasive wrinkles, we prefer that the cover 7 be made of a suitable material such as medical grade silicone.
- the female With device 1 thus disposed in operative position in the vagina of a female, the female may contract her pelvic floor muscles against the urging of the body portion 8 of the cuff 5.
- This is a gentle, yielding urging, which, unlike cuffs of exercise devices heretofore known in the art which are inflated with fluids which provide unyielding positive pressure preventing cuff compression, does not exert a positive pressure against the sidewalls of the vagina, which positive pressure is in danger of injuring delicate membranes such as the sidewalls of the vagina.
- the present invention begins with a minimal resistive force which increases as contraction increases.
- the present invention thus provides a cuff that can be compressed by muscle action and which requires increasing muscle forces to increase the compression, thus resulting in a resistive muscle exercise.
- the use of the device 1, in pelvic floor muscle exercise provides not only a resistive exercise for such muscles, but also provides progressively increasing resistance as the body portion 8 of the cuff 5 continues to be compressed.
- the device 1 is capable of exerting a small minimal resistive force at the beginning of an exercise program, when the muscular tone and strength is relatively weak, while affording a gradually increasing resistive force as the muscular tone and strength increases.
- the female using this device is able to recognize this increasing resistance by her own sensations, and thus realize that the exercises are being effective in building up the tone and strength of her pelvic floor muscles.
- the device 1 may be manually removed from the vagina.
- a partial vacuum is again applied to the cuff 5 in the aforementioned manner, to thereby dispose the cuff 5 in partially or totally collapsed position, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, to facilitate removal of the device 1.
- FIGS. 1-5 of the drawings as embodying the passageway 11 as an integral part thereof, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that this is merely by way of illustration of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and not by way of limitation, and that other passageways may be afforded without departing from the purview of the broader aspects of the present invention.
- a solid semi-rigid but flexible rod 2a as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, may be used, and a separate tube, such as a tube 22 having a passageway 11a therethrough may be substituted therefor.
- a measuring device may be associated therewith for measuring the performance of the female in contracting her pelvic floor muscles, rather than the aforementioned reliance on her own sensations as to the increasing resistance of the-body portion 8.
- a volume displacement measuring device such as an air gauge means 23 may be secured to the end portion 19 of the tubular body portion 16 of the adapter 15 by a suitable conduit, such as a tube 24, the gauge 23 being capable of measuring the air flow from within the cuff 5, the passageway 11 and the adapter 12 caused by the contraction of the vaginal muscles of the female; greater contraction, of course, causing higher air flow.
- the user of the device can even place a finger adjacent to the opening 19 and physically feel and sense the airflow upon contraction of the vaginal muscles.
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AT82301130T ATE28573T1 (de) | 1982-03-05 | 1982-03-05 | Geraet zum trainieren der vaginamuskulatur. |
DE8282301130T DE3276851D1 (en) | 1982-03-05 | 1982-03-05 | Device for exercising the vaginal muscles |
EP82301130A EP0088173B1 (fr) | 1982-03-05 | 1982-03-05 | Dispositif pour l'exercice des muscles vaginaux |
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