JPH11146869A - Vaginal pressure reinforcing implement determing vaginal pressure - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate handling at the time of using by simple structure by sending a prescribed fluid into an intra-vagina insertion tool through a tube connected to the intra-vagina insertion tool, displaying the internal pressure of the intra-vagina insertion tool detected by a pressure sensor and controlling sending means so as to adjust the amount of the fluid to send into the intra- vagina insertion tool. SOLUTION: A vaginal pressure reinforcing implement 1 determing vaginal pressure in common is provided with the intra-vagina insertion tool 2, the tube 3 connected to the tool 2 and the sending means for sending the prescribed fluid into the tool 2 through the tube 3. The pressure sensor 5 detects the internal pressure of the tool 2. A display 6 displays the inner pressure of the tool 2 detected by the sensor 5. A controller 7 controls the means 4 to adjust the fluid amount of the prescribed fluid to send to the tool 2. The hand side of the tube 3 fixed with the tool 2 at a tip is connected to the valve of a housing incorporating the means 4, etc., and the tool 2 is inserted into a vagina to measure or reinforce vagina pressure.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to urinary incontinence, particularly stress incontinence, which is said to affect about 30 to 40% of adult women, ie sneezing, laughing, running, tennis, etc. If women's abdominal pressure rises, given that these women are consistently worried that urine leaks,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a vaginal pressure intensifying device which can easily and easily treat such stress urinary incontinence with one's own hands and also serves as a vaginal pressure measurement.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As described above, stress urinary incontinence is the largest cause in about 30 to 40% of adult women because the pelvic floor muscles do not contract properly due to childbirth (delivery).
At the same time, it is thought that the contraction of the urethral sphincter was weakened. Therefore, in order to eliminate the worries caused by stress urinary incontinence, conventionally, the pelvic floor muscles for tightening the urethra, vaginal cavity, and anus should be trained, and the urethra should be tightened in a timely manner when the abdominal pressure is applied. Although learning that can be done is encouraged, such conventional learning or training includes, for example, inserting a finger into the vagina during bathing and instructing that this finger be strongly tightened,
Insert the cone into the vagina and maintain an upright posture, and biofeedback the sensation of the cone falling down from the vagina by gravity to contract the pelvic floor muscles and reduce the vaginal cavity muscle strength so as not to prevent the weight from falling Work to strengthen and strengthen the pelvic floor muscles, and nowadays support the bladder neck from inside the vagina,
A bladder neck support device (one of intravaginal pessaries) has been developed to prevent excessive movement of the bladder neck due to abdominal pressure load and improve stress urinary incontinence.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved] However, the conventional pelvic floor muscle strengthening exercises have difficulty in checking the degree of strengthening, which makes it difficult to last a long time. In addition, since the device itself is always inserted into the vagina, there is a problem that the device is uncomfortable to use and is not healed by its own muscular strength or is avoided.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a vaginal pressure intensifying device which has a simple structure and is easy to handle when used, and which also serves as a vaginal pressure measurement in order to solve the above problems.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a vaginal insertion tool, a tube connected to the vagina insertion tool, and a tube connected to the vagina insertion tool via the tube. Sending means for sending a predetermined fluid to the pressure sensor, a pressure sensor for detecting an internal pressure of the intravaginal insertion tool, and a display device for displaying the internal pressure of the intravaginal insertion tool detected by the pressure sensor. A controller for controlling the delivery means to adjust a predetermined amount of fluid to be sent to the intravaginal insertion tool, wherein the intravaginal insertion tool includes a first ring body and an inside of the first ring body. A second ring body fitted and mounted on the second ring body, and a mounting portion provided on an outer periphery of a base end portion in a mounting hole provided in a center portion of the second ring body is mounted on the second ring body. A protruding body having a delivery hole in the center of the protruding body from the base end to the middle of the protruding body, Attached from the distal end side of the projecting member, and is composed of a flexible coating material to contact the opening edge to the second ring of the outer periphery including a proximal end.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, an embodiment of a vaginal pressure intensifying device which also functions as a vaginal pressure measurement according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram for explaining the overall structure of a vaginal pressure intensifier that also serves as a vaginal pressure measurement.

[0007] In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a vaginal pressure intensifier which also serves as a vaginal pressure measurement. Tube 3 and the tube 3
A sending means (in this embodiment, a small and light air compressor) for sending a predetermined fluid (in this embodiment, air is used, which will be described as air hereinafter) into the vaginal insertion tool 2 via And a pressure sensor 5 for detecting the internal pressure of the vaginal insertion tool 2.
A display device 6 for displaying the internal pressure of the intravaginal insertion device 2 detected by the pressure sensor 5; and a control device for controlling the sending means 4 to adjust the amount of air fluid sent to the intravaginal insertion device 2. (In the present embodiment, a description will be given by mounting a small-capacity computer).

The vaginal insert 2 includes a first ring 2a, a second ring 2b fitted and mounted inside the first ring 2a, and a second ring 2b. The mounting portion 2c-1 provided on the outer periphery of the base portion is mounted on the mounting hole 2b-1 provided in the center portion, and the base portion is mounted on the second ring body 2b from the base portion to the distal side (in an arc shape). The delivery hole 2c-
And an opening edge (formed in an O-ring shape) on a second ring body 2b on the outer periphery including the base end of the projection 2c, which is mounted so as to cover from the tip side of the projection 2c. 2d
1 (see FIG. 2). Finally, as shown in FIG. 3, the first ring body 2a and the second ring body 2b are formed using a plurality of screws 2e. And assembled.

The opening edge (formed into an O-ring) 2d-1 of the covering material 2d attached to the outer second ring body 2b including the base end portion of the protruding body 2c is in contact with the first ring body 2a. When joining the second ring body 2b with the screw 2e, the concentric concave groove 2b formed in the second ring body 2b
2 is press-fitted so that air sent to the coating material 2d via the pipe 3 does not leak.

A tube 3 connected to the vaginal insertion tool 2
As shown in FIG. 3, a delivery hole 2c-drilled in the base of the protruding body 2c attached to the second ring body 2b.
It is configured to be able to connect by inserting the tip 3a of the tube 3 into the tube 2. In addition, the controller 7 includes:
A pressure setting means 7a for setting the internal pressure of the intravaginal insertion tool 2, a display unit 7b for displaying pressure data detected by the pressure sensor 5, and a menu setting means 7c for vaginal pressure enhancement training are provided. All setting values and display data are computer (omitted in the figure)
, And various data can be appropriately printed out by a printer (omitted in the figure).

In the present embodiment, the pressure sensor 5 for detecting the internal pressure of the intravaginal insertion device 2 comprises a fluid pressure gauge 5a connected in the middle of the tube 3. The display device 6 for displaying the internal pressure of the intravaginal insertion tool 2 detected by the pressure sensor 5 includes a no-load vaginal pressure 6a at least when the vaginal insertion tool 2 is inserted into the vagina, It is configured such that both the loaded vaginal pressure 6b at the time of muscle contraction can be displayed.

A flexible covering material 2d covering substantially the entirety of the projecting body 2c attached to the second ring body 2b.
Is made of a material that can stand alone at atmospheric pressure. In addition,
In the above embodiment, the predetermined amount of fluid sent by the sending means 4 is described using air, but it may be a liquid such as water, for example, and is not particularly limited to the above embodiment.

Hereinafter, the method of using the vaginal pressure intensifier and the method of measuring the vaginal pressure will be described based on the above embodiment. The vaginal pressure intensifying device 1 which also serves as a vaginal pressure measurement is roughly divided into a vaginal insertion device 2, a tube 3 connected to the vaginal insertion device 2, and a vaginal insertion device 2 via the tube 3. Delivery means 4 for sending a predetermined fluid and air to the equipment (small and lightweight air compressor)
When the vaginal pressure measurement is to be measured or the vaginal pressure is to be increased, the tube 3 with the vaginal pressure insertion tool 2 attached to the tip first is used for compactness. The hand side is connected to the valve of the housing incorporating the sending means 4 and the like, and the preparation before use is completed.

Then, the vaginal insertion tool 2 is inserted into the vagina to measure or increase the vaginal pressure. By the way, the internal pressure of the intravaginal insertion tool 2 when the intravaginal insertion tool 2 is mounted in the vagina at the above-mentioned stage is in the state of the atmospheric pressure, that is, the state in which the air by the sending means 4 is not forcibly sent. Perform the insertion. That is, the display by the pressure sensor 5 is
For example, it is displayed in the state of a numerical value (zero) indicating the standard of the measured value.

When the above preparation is completed, the controller 7
Enter the operation. As a procedure, first, the pressure setting means 7a for setting the internal pressure of the intravaginal insertion tool 2 is operated to determine the measured pressure corresponding to the subject or the pressure corresponding to the increase of the vaginal pressure. In this case, the status of the set pressure is detected by the pressure sensor 5 and is accurately displayed on the display unit 7b. Further, the menu related to the vaginal pressure enhancement training according to the subject is accurately set by the pressure setting means 7a. These setting values and display data are all managed by a computer (omitted in the figure), and various data are printed out by a printer (omitted in the figure) as appropriate.

The assembling / disassembling operation of the vaginal insertion tool 2 before or after use is performed in a mounting hole 2b-1 provided at the center of the second ring body 2b at the base end of the protruding body 2c. The mounting part 2c-1 formed on the outer periphery is mounted, and the protrusion 2
c and the second ring body 2b are assembled. Then, the covering material 2d is attached to the protruding body 2c. This coating material 2d
Is attached to the protruding body 2c by inserting the covering material 2d from the distal end side of the protruding body 2c to the base end side of the protruding body 2c, and opening the opening edge (formed into an O-ring shape) 2d-1 to the second ring body 2b. Is fitted in the concentric concave groove 2b-2.

When the assembling or the mounting of the covering member 2d is completed, the first ring member 2a is inserted from the covering member 2d side and arranged on the outer periphery of the second ring member 2b. When this insertion is completed, the first ring body 2a and the second ring body 2b are finally joined using a plurality of screws 2e. At this time, the opening edge (formed into an O-ring) 2d-1 of the covering material 2d attached to the outer peripheral second ring body 2b including the base end of the protruding body 2c is in contact with the first ring body 2a. The second ring body 2b is tightened by the screw 2e to form the second ring body 2b.
Is press-fitted into the concentric concave groove 2b-2 formed in the above, so that the inside of the covering material 2d is completely sealed except for the mounting hole of the pipe 3.

When the above assembly is completed, the pipe 3
Is inserted into the delivery hole 2c-2 provided at the base of the protruding body 2c, and the assembly before use of the vaginal pressure intensifier 1 also serving as the vaginal pressure measurement is completed. In addition, the disassembly of the vaginal pressure intensifier 1 that also serves as the vaginal pressure measurement after use can be performed by the reverse procedure described above.

In the present embodiment, the pressure inside the vaginal insertion device 2 is detected by a pressure sensor 5 composed of a fluid pressure gauge 5a connected in the middle of the pipe 3. The internal pressure of the vaginal insertion device 2 detected at 5 is at least a no-load vaginal pressure at the time when the vaginal insertion device 2 is inserted into the vagina (the covering material 2d is made of a material that can stand alone at atmospheric pressure). The vaginal pressure at the time of no load can be measured), and the vaginal pressure at the time of contraction of the vaginal muscle 6b is accurately displayed on the display device 6.

The vaginal pressure intensifying device 1 which also functions as a vaginal pressure measuring device according to the present invention is used for sneezing, laughing, running, tennis, etc., which are said to affect about 30 to 40% of adult women. It is possible to easily and easily handle a woman (patient or the like) who has a problem that urine leaks due to an increase in abdominal pressure. Can be used to train pelvic floor muscles (particularly weakened contraction of the urethral sphincter) due to childbirth (delivery), and to prevent inadvertent incontinence by tightening the urethra in a timely manner even when abdominal pressure is applied it can.

In particular, when the vaginal pressure intensifying device 1 according to the present invention, which also serves as a vaginal pressure measuring device, exercises weakening of contraction of the urethral sphincter, the vaginal insertion tool 2 is inserted into the vagina. At the time of this insertion, the insertion is performed in a state where the internal pressure of the intravaginal insertion tool 2 is an atmospheric pressure, that is, a state in which the air by the sending means 4 is not forcibly sent. In this state, the pressure sensor 5
Is displayed on the display device 6 as, for example, a numerical value (zero) indicating the standard at the time of measurement disclosure. When the preparation before the above measurement is completed, the pressure setting means 7a of the controller 7 is next set.
By operating, the internal pressure of the inserted vaginal insertion tool 2 is set to a measurement pressure (menu relating to vaginal pressure enhancement training) corresponding to the subject or a pressure corresponding to the increase in vaginal pressure. The state of the set pressure in this case is also detected by the pressure sensor 5 and is accurately displayed on the display unit 7b.

In the present embodiment, the internal pressure of the vaginal insertion tool 2 is detected by a pressure sensor 5 comprising a fluid pressure gauge 5a connected in the middle of the tube 3 in this embodiment. The internal pressure of the vaginal insertion device 2 detected at 5 is at least a no-load vaginal pressure at the time when the vaginal insertion device 2 is inserted into the vagina (the covering material 2d is made of a material that can stand alone at atmospheric pressure). The vaginal pressure at the time of no load can be measured), and the vaginal pressure at the time of vaginal muscle contraction at the time of the vaginal muscle contraction 6b is displayed in two stages by the display device 6, so that the state of training is displayed. It can be clearly understood as a numerical value.

[0023]

According to the present invention, there is provided a vaginal insertion device, a tube connected to the vaginal insertion device, a delivery means for feeding a predetermined fluid into the vaginal insertion device through the tube, and A pressure sensor for detecting the internal pressure of the vaginal insertion device, a display device for displaying the internal pressure of the vaginal insertion device detected by the pressure sensor, and a vaginal insertion device that controls the sending means. The vaginal insertion tool comprises a first ring body, and a second ring body fitted and mounted inside the first ring body, while comprising a controller for adjusting a predetermined fluid amount to be sent. ,
A mounting portion provided on the outer periphery of the base end portion is mounted on a mounting hole provided in the center portion of the second ring body, and the center is attached to the second ring body and communicates from the base end to the middle of the protruding body. Since it is composed of a projecting body having a delivery hole and a flexible covering material attached from the distal end side of the projecting body and abutting the opening edge to the outer peripheral second ring body including the base end, the abdominal pressure is reduced. It can be handled easily and easily in women (patients, etc.) who have a problem that urine leaks due to rising, and by using this vaginal pressure intensifying device that also serves as a vaginal pressure measurement properly It can train the pelvic floor muscles (particularly weakening of the urethral sphincter) due to childbirth (delivery), and can tighten the urethra in a timely manner even if abdominal pressure is applied to prevent inadvertent incontinence. Has the effect.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a vaginal pressure intensifier that also functions as a vaginal pressure measurement according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded cross-sectional view of the vaginal insertion device of the vaginal pressure intensifying device also serving as the vaginal pressure measurement according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing an assembled state of the intravaginal insertion tool shown in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Vaginal pressure intensifier which also used for vaginal pressure measurement 2 Vaginal insertion tool 2a 1st ring body 2b 2nd ring body 2b-1 Mounting hole 2b-2 Concentric concave groove 2c Projecting body 2c-1 Mounting part 2c-2 Delivery hole 2d Covering material 2d-1 Opening edge (formed in O-ring shape) 2e Plural screws 3 Tube 3a Tip 4 Delivery means 5 Pressure sensor 5a Fluid manometer 6 Display device 6a No load vaginal pressure 6b Load vaginal pressure 7 Controller 7a Pressure setting means 7b Display 7c Menu setting means

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. An intravaginal insertion device, a tube connected to the intravaginal insertion device, delivery means for sending a predetermined fluid into the intravaginal insertion device through the tube, and the intravaginal insertion device A pressure sensor for detecting the internal pressure of the vagina, a display device for displaying the internal pressure of the vaginal insertion tool detected by the pressure sensor, and a predetermined fluid to be sent to the vaginal insertion tool by controlling the delivery means A vaginal pressure intensifier that also serves as a vaginal pressure measurement, comprising a controller for adjusting the amount. 2. The vaginal insertion tool is provided at a first ring body, a second ring body fitted and mounted inside the first ring body, and a central part of the second ring body. A mounting portion provided on the outer periphery of the base end portion in the mounting hole, and a projecting body having a delivery hole at the center attached to the second ring body and extending from the base end portion to the middle of the projecting body; The vaginal pressure measurement according to claim 1, characterized in that the vaginal pressure is also measured by using a flexible covering material that is attached from the distal end side of the body and abuts an opening edge on an outer peripheral second ring body including a base end portion. Vaginal pressure intensifier. 3. A distal end of a tube connected to the intravaginal insertion device is provided with a mounting portion provided on an outer periphery of a base end portion in a mounting hole provided in a central portion of the second ring body, thereby forming a second ring. The vaginal pressure measurement according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the vaginal pressure measurement is configured to be connected to a delivery hole that is drilled from the base end to the middle of the protruding body at the center attached to the body. A vaginal pressure intensifier that also doubles. 4. The controller has a pressure setting means for setting an internal pressure of the intravaginal insertion tool, a display for displaying pressure data detected by a pressure sensor, and a menu setting means for vaginal pressure enhancement training. Wherein each of these set values or display data is configured to be managed by a computer system, and that various data can be appropriately printed out by a printer. Vaginal pressure intensifier which also serves as vaginal pressure measurement according to 1 5. The vaginal pressure measurement according to claim 1, wherein the pressure sensor for detecting the internal pressure of the intravaginal insertion device comprises a fluid pressure gauge connected in the middle of a delivery pipe. A vaginal pressure intensifier that also doubles. 6. A display device for displaying the internal pressure of a vaginal insertion tool detected by the pressure sensor, comprising: a no-load vaginal pressure at least when the vaginal insertion tool is inserted into the vagina;
2. The vaginal pressure intensifying device serving as vaginal pressure measurement according to claim 1, wherein both the vaginal pressure under load at the time of vaginal muscle contraction are displayed. 7. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined amount of fluid sent by the sending means is gas or liquid. 8. A flexible covering material that abuts an opening edge on a second ring body including a protrusion attached to the second ring body is made of a material that can stand alone at atmospheric pressure. The vaginal pressure intensifying device according to claim 2, which also serves as a vaginal pressure measurement.