ES1195461U - Flexible and compact exerciser for pelvic floor dysfunction (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Flexible and compact exerciser for pelvic floor dysfunction, characterized in that it is a compact, flexible and safe device that incorporates a filling (4) inside it. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

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DESCRIPTION

Flexible and compact exerciser for pelvic floor dysfunction.

Technology Sector

The present invention, which is intended to be protected as a utility model, refers to a device for the exercise and strengthening of pelvic floor muscles. It is an exerciser to be introduced into the vagina.

Background of the invention

The subject of the present invention is an exerciser for the treatment of disorders or dysfunctions of the pelvic floor.

Arnold Henry Kegel, American gynecologist who invented the Kegel perineometer and Kegel exercises, identified the relationship between the diagnosis of urinary incontinence and prolapse, specifically after childbirth, and the weakness, damage or atrophy of a muscle to which we We refer to the pelvic floor muscle or the pubocoxlgeal muscle. The most important thing he established was that, with the right exercise, this muscle can be restored to a healthy and toned state, and the symptoms of incontinence and prolapse can be relieved.

For 18 years, Arnold Henry Kegel conducted large-scale clinical trials, and demonstrated an 85% cure rate for stress incontinence in the short time of two weeks. In that period of 18 years his study focused on a single muscle, the pubocoxlgeo.

Arnold Henry Kegel discovered during his investigation that after having been stretched more widely than any other skeletal muscle during childbirth, the pubocoxlgeus can successfully recover the physiological tension and is able to regain its function after many years of disuse and partial atrophy.

Incontinence is a significant problem, it is estimated that between 4.5 and 6.5 million women suffer from incontinence in Spain and more than 200 million suffer in the world.

Many devices designed for the aid of the realization of pelvic floor exercises are known in the market.

To find a history that is related to this invention, we will have to refer to those devices that, by means of a routine, force the muscle to exercise in a more active way.

Various flexible vaginal exercisers on the market have been analyzed and researched, applying improvements, one of them being the simplification of the device.

As a first example of background we can talk about the device in the form of an inverted clamp that is inserted into the vagina that forces the pelvic floor to be exercised in a more active way. The user must put pressure to carry out the exercises, when she exerts this pressure, the tweezers tend to contract, which can sometimes cause discomfort when the person who exercises is caught.

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As second examples we can put other devices that have several pieces and springs to vary the intensity of the exercise. This type of apparatus can also produce the same effect on the tissue of the person exercising the device.

Explanation of the invention

The pelvic or perineal floor is the set of muscles and membranes that close the lower abdomen behaving as a flexible hammock supporting the bladder, the internal genital apparatus (vagina and uterus) and the rectum.

The pelvic floor is responsible for the support of the abdominal-pelvic organs and the mechanisms of urinary and fecal continence. Pelvic floor dysfunction affects thousands of women, whether in the form of urinary incontinence or not associated with genital prolapse, evacuation disorders, sexual dysfunctions and / or related to pelvic pain. Such complaints are frequent in the daily practice of urologists, gynecologists, proctologists and physiotherapists.

Like any other skeletal muscle, the pelvic floor muscles can be trained to develop an increase in muscle strength and hypertrophy, which leads to improved function and decreased symptoms.

Muscle training is acquired through the practice of specific exercises for the pelvic floor, based on the concept that repeated voluntary movements that provide increased muscle strength. Its beneficial effects include the development, improvement and restoration or maintenance of these and not only muscle strength, but also resistance, mobility, flexibility, relaxation, coordination and ability through their movements.

This invention brings together a series of improvements as described throughout this document, mainly it will be the simplification that, among other things, will allow the user to exercise her pelvic floor in an active way safely and without no setback like the one mentioned in the background section.

The objective of strengthening and recognizing the muscles of the pelvic floor is obtained with this invention when inserted into the vagina, thanks to the tendency to slide outside due to the effect of gravity, the output sensation promotes a sensitive feedback leading to the pelvic floor to contract in a reflex way in an attempt to retain it.

It is a product based basically on functionality and justification for its strictly preventive and therapeutic utility in pelvic floor dysfunctions.

This project presents improvements with respect to the background we have mentioned in the previous section, among others the simplification, the lubricant container dimples, the ergonomics inspired by a lotus flower life phase, and the safety of being able to perform the exercises without any of the mishaps mentioned in the previous section.

The invention is a compact surgical silicone exerciser, which incorporates a latex foam padding inside. This article is offered in three variants with three levels of intensity to adapt to the level of exercise to be performed by the woman.

The routine to be performed with this device would be a series of contractions three times a day for 20 minutes.

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Brief description of the drawings

To complement the description that is made in this specification, a page of drawings is provided with an illustrative and non-limiting character in which it is represented:

Figure 1: shows a side view of the device in which it is seen that it is a compact surgical silicone exerciser, has dimples or perforations (2) along the surface part that is introduced into the vagina for the reserve of lubricant. We can see that the end of its handle (3) follows the design line of the lotus flower phase on which the concept of this project is based. Figure 1 also presents an internal latex foam padding (4), which can be offered in a pack of three exercisers with three intensity levels each or as independent exercisers.

Figure 2: shows a sectional view (5) of the compact exerciser, in which we can see the internal hole (6) to accommodate the corresponding latex foam padding.

Preferred embodiment

In order to help understand everything described above, and according to the numbering adopted in the figures that are reflected, a non-limiting example of the device of the invention for exercising the musculature of the pelvic floor can be seen, which comprises the parts which are indicated and described in detail below.

The invention as shown in Figure 1 is a compact surgical silicone exerciser whose design concept is based on the inspiration offered by the lotus flower, and which incorporates a latex foam padding inside (4) . This device can be offered in a pack of three exercisers with three intensity levels each to adapt to the exercise to be performed by the user, or as independent exercisers.

Figure 1 shows a side view of the device in which it can be seen that it is a compact device for exercising the pelvic floor in an active way by means of contractions for 20 minutes three times a day.

As can be seen in Figure 1, the surface (1) of this exerciser has a series of dimples or perforations (2) that act as a lubricant container.

We can see in Figure 1 that the end of its handle (3) also follows the design line of the lotus flower phase on which the concept of this project is based.

Figure 2: shows a sectional view (5) of the compact exerciser, in which we can see the internal hole (6) to accommodate the corresponding latex foam padding.

The materials used for this pelvic exerciser are:

1. Surgical silicone, for the main and external body (1).

2. Latex foam, in three intensity levels for the internal filling (4).

The production processes that are mainly proposed for the parts of this project are injection molding or rotational molding, for the external body (1) of the

exerciser made of surgical silicone to facilitate flexibility when performing the routine. For the latex foam filling (4) the production process that is proposed is injection molding.

Claims (3)

1. Flexible and compact exerciser for dysfunction ele! Pelvic floor characterized in that it is a compact, flexible and safe device that incorporates a 5 padding (4). 2. Flexible and compact exerciser for pelvic floor dysfunction according to claim 1a characterized in that it incorporates a series of holes / slits (2) lubricant containers along the surface. 10 3. Flexible and compact exerciser for pelvic floor dysfunction according to previous claims characterized in that, it is a compact exerciser (1) of surgical silicone, the filling incorporated inside is latex foam (4). 15 4. Flexible and compact exerciser for pelvic floor dysfunction according to previous claims characterized in that, it can be offered as independent exercisers or in a pack of three exercisers with three intensity levels each thanks to the various concentrations of latex padding inside the poop device. twenty