KR100563587B1 - Remote controllable electrical stimulator for urinary incontinence - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vaginal stimulator, and more particularly, to a vaginal stimulator for treating urinary incontinence through electrical stimulation. The present invention includes a vaginal insertion electrode assembly having a long cylindrical body formed on the outer peripheral surface of the pair of electrodes and a remote control for controlling the electrode assembly, the electrode assembly controls the electrical stimulation signal applied to the human body through the electrode A microprocessor for generating a control signal, a stimulus signal generating means for generating an electrical stimulation signal according to the control signal of the microprocessor, and a battery for supplying power to the microprocessor and the stimulus signal generating means in the body. The remote controller provides an electrical stimulator for remotely controlling the operation of the electrode assembly by transmitting a user input to the electrode assembly.

Incontinence, Electric Stimulator, Remote Control, Battery

Description

REMOTE CONTROLLABLE ELECTRICAL STIMULATOR FOR URINARY INCONTINENCE}

1 is a perspective view showing an electrical stimulator for treating urinary incontinence according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2A and 2B are block diagrams showing circuit portions of the electrode assembly and the remote controller of the present invention, respectively.

3 is a diagram illustrating a remote controller circuit including an input unit circuit according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

4A to 4B are diagrams for describing a detachable electrode assembly as another embodiment of implementing the present invention.

5 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit unit of an electrode assembly and a remote controller using a wireless transceiver module as another embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a view showing that electrodes of various shapes may be used in an electrode assembly as another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a view showing a state of charging the electrode assembly of the present invention in the charging device.

<Short description of the symbols in the drawings>

100: electrode assembly 110, 110 ': electrode assembly body

110A: electrode assembly housing 140: electrode assembly housing

160: PCB substrate 170: battery

120, 120 ': electrode 200: remote control

212, 213, 214, 215, 216: Action button

The present invention relates to a vaginal stimulator, and more particularly, to a vaginal stimulator for treating urinary incontinence through electrical stimulation.

Electrical stimulation, which inserts into the vagina of the woman and applies electrical stimulation to the pelvic floor and surrounding tissues, is known as an effective urinary incontinence treatment that can be applied to both stress and urinary incontinence.

Conventional electrical stimulators for urinary incontinence treatment typically comprise an external station including an electrode assembly inserted into the vagina, a power supply, a pulse modulator, and the like. However, such a conventional electric stimulator has a disadvantage in that the size of the external station has a lot of restrictions for the patient to use freely. Therefore, the conventional electric stimulator is used in a limited place because of this disadvantage.

For example, during the first few hours of insertion of the electrode assembly into the vagina, the patient is less sensitive to electrical stimulation due to vaginal discharge. Therefore, the stimulator should be able to be used in a manner that initially applies a strong stimulus and gradually lowers the intensity of the stimulus.

It is also very important to select an appropriate stimulation frequency for the treatment of urinary incontinence by electrical stimulation. For example, stress urinary incontinence therapy is preferably treated in the frequency range of about 50 Hz, urgency incontinence in the frequency range of about 10 Hz. The appropriate treatment frequency range may also vary depending on the condition of the patient.

As described above, the conventional electric stimulator is very difficult to use in a state where the patient can move freely. Therefore, there is a need for an electric stimulator that can freely move while in use while interactively manipulating the stimulus intensity and stimulation frequency appropriate to the patient.

An object of the present invention is to provide an electric stimulator that can be easily managed and operated by a user at home and an electrode assembly used for the electric stimulator.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the electrical stimulator of the present invention comprises a vaginal insertion electrode assembly having a long cylindrical body having a pair of electrodes formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof, and a remote controller for controlling the electrode assembly. The electrode assembly includes a microprocessor for generating a control signal for controlling an electrical stimulus signal applied to the human body through the electrode, stimulus signal generating means for generating an electrical stimulation signal according to a control signal of the microprocessor, and the microprocessor. And a battery in the body for supplying power to the stimulus signal generating means, wherein the remote controller transmits a user input to the electrode assembly to remotely control the operation of the electrode assembly.

In the present invention, the stimulus signal generating means may include a high voltage generation unit for generating a voltage required for stimulation from the battery voltage, a switching unit for generating a pulse signal by switching the voltage of the high voltage generation unit.

In the present invention, the remote control includes a control for setting the stimulus intensity and the stimulation frequency, the microprocessor is such that a current having a stimulus intensity and stimulation frequency according to the user input information by the control operation is applied to the electrode of the electrode assembly Can be controlled.

The present invention also provides a control signal for controlling a stimulus signal applied to a human body according to the external input signal by receiving power from a signal input unit, a power supply unit, and a power supply unit for receiving an external input signal. A microcontroller for generating a high voltage generator for converting a power supply voltage supplied from the power supply unit into a high voltage corresponding to the external input signal according to a control signal of the microcontroller and the high voltage generator according to a control signal of the microcontroller A built-in switching unit for switching the generated high voltage into a pulse signal, and provides an electrode assembly for treating urinary incontinence having a long cylindrical body including a pair of electrodes exposed to deliver the pulse signal to the human body as a stimulus signal.

In the present invention, the microprocessor is characterized in that the real-time control of the current applied to the electrode of the electrode assembly in accordance with the external input signal associated with the stimulus intensity and stimulation frequency.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a power supply unit, an elongated cylindrical accommodating unit accommodating a circuit unit for generating a pulse type electrical stimulation signal for stimulating a human body from a voltage supplied from the electric power unit, and the cylindrical accommodating unit. And a housing surrounding the outer circumferential surface thereof, and a pair of electrodes formed on the outer circumferential surface of the housing, wherein the housing is detachable from the cylindrical housing.

In the present invention, the housing may have a front end at one end and the other end thereof to be opened. The cylindrical accommodating portion also includes a pair of contact means formed on an outer circumferential surface to contact the pair of electrodes on the outer circumferential surface of the housing such that the pair of contact means is connected to a circuit portion for generating a pulsed electrical stimulation signal. can do.

In order to achieve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a remote control for controlling an operation of an electrode assembly for urinary incontinence therapy, in which a circuit device for generating a pulse type electrical stimulation signal for stimulating a human body is controlled. A plurality of controls, an input unit circuit for transmitting a control signal selected by a user among the plurality of controls, wherein the input unit circuit comprises a circuit in which resistors corresponding to the respective controls are connected in parallel, and the output of the input unit circuit It provides a remote control, characterized in that the selected control can be identified by the voltage.

In the present invention, the control may be used for the purpose of increasing or decreasing the stimulus intensity and the stimulus frequency.

In addition, in order to achieve the above technical problem, the present invention provides a vaginal incontinence treatment electric stimulator comprising an electrode assembly for vaginal insertion, the electrode assembly for vaginal insertion and the electrode assembly having a long cylindrical body formed on the outer peripheral surface of a pair of electrodes And a remote controller for controlling a first microprocessor for generating a control signal for controlling an electrical stimulus signal applied to the human body through the electrode, and an electrical stimulation signal according to a control signal of the first microprocessor. Stimulus signal generation means for generating a first wireless transmission and reception means for receiving user input from the remote control and transmitting information about the electrical stimulation signal to the remote control and the first microprocessor, the stimulus signal generation means and the To power the radio And a second wireless transmission and reception means for transmitting a user input to the electrode assembly and receiving information about the electrical stimulation signal from the electrode assembly. To provide an electrical stimulator.

In the present invention, the remote control includes a control for setting the stimulus intensity and the stimulation frequency, a control signal for transmitting the user input from the control to the second wireless transmission and reception means and for displaying the electrical stimulation signal related information from the electrode assembly to the patient. And a second microprocessor for generating a display, a display for displaying the electrical stimulus signal related information according to the control signal of the second microprocessor, and a battery for supplying power to the remote controller.

In the present invention, the body of the electrode assembly is an elongated cylindrical accommodating part for accommodating the battery, the first wireless transmitting and receiving means and the stimulus signal generating means, a cylindrical housing and one end of which is opened to surround the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical accommodating part and the housing. And a lid to completely seal the opened end of the to enable cleaning. In the present invention, the power supply unit may include a charging battery and a charging means for charging the charging battery. The charging means may charge the battery by a charging electrode method or an induction coil method.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail by explaining preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

1 is a perspective view of an electrical stimulator for treating urinary incontinence according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1, the electric stimulator of the present invention is composed of an electrode assembly 100 and a remote controller 200.

The electrode assembly 100 includes a long cylindrical body 110 and a ring-shaped electrode pair 120 exposed along the outer circumferential surface of the body 110. As shown, the body 100 has an approximately long cylindrical shape and consists of a tip and the other end with an increased diameter. However, the shape of the body 100 may be freely deformed as needed, and the shape change of the body 100 does not affect the technical spirit of the present invention.

The body 100 is formed with a port 130 for connection with the remote control 200. Although FIG. 1 illustrates that the port 130 provides only a jack connection, various connection types may be used instead of the port 130.

The body 100 is electrically connected to the jack 220 of the remote control through this port 130. The remote controller 200 is composed of a jack 220 and a remote controller main body 210 and a cable connecting the jack 220 and the remote control main body 210. The remote controller main body 210 is provided with a plurality of operation buttons 212, 213, 214, 215, and 216 as controls for controlling the operation of the electrode assembly 100. The control may perform an operation of starting and terminating the operation of the electrode assembly 100 and selecting an stimulus intensity and a stimulation frequency to be applied to the human body by the electrode 120 of the electrode assembly 100. For example, the operation button 212 can be used to start and end the operation of the electrode assembly, the two operation buttons (213, 214) respectively generate a control signal for increasing and decreasing the stimulus intensity, the remaining two The operation buttons 215 and 216 may be used to generate control signals for increasing and decreasing the stimulus frequency, respectively. Of course, other controls may be used in place of the operation buttons 213 to 215, for example, a volume type regulator using a variable resistor, and technical details regarding the application of such other controls are well known in the art. Omit.

The electrode assembly 100 includes circuits necessary for generating and controlling a current to be applied to the electrode 120. This will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2A and 2B.

2A and 2B are schematic block diagrams illustrating devices or circuits provided in the electrode assembly 100 and the remote controller 200, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 2A, stimulus signal generating means for generating an electrical stimulation signal to be applied to the power supply unit 310, the input unit 320, the microcontroller 330, and the electrode 120 of the electrode assembly 100. The high voltage generator 340, the switching unit 350, the voltage limiting unit 360, the forced discharge unit 370, and the current limiting unit 380 are provided.

The input unit 320 receives a control signal transmitted from the remote controller 200 by manipulation of the operation buttons 212 to 215 and transmits the control signal to the microcontroller 330.

The microcontroller 330 generates a control signal for controlling the stimulus intensity and the stimulus frequency to be applied to the human body according to the input signal from the remote controller 200. Among the control signals, a control signal regarding the stimulus intensity is transmitted to the high voltage generator 340, and a control signal regarding the stimulus frequency is transmitted to the switching unit 350.

The control of the microcontroller 330 according to the manipulation of the operation buttons 213 to 216 illustrated in FIG. 1 may be performed as follows. When the user operates an operation button for increasing the stimulus intensity (for example, a button indicated by reference numeral 214), the microcontroller 330 identifies the control signal and instructs the high voltage generator 340 to increase the output voltage. Transmit a control signal. When the user operates an operation button for reducing the stimulus intensity (for example, a button indicated by reference numeral 213), the microcontroller transmits a control signal instructing to reduce the output voltage to the high voltage generator 340. Control of the stimulus frequency may also be performed in the same manner. The operation of the operation button indicated by reference numeral 215 causes the microprocessor 330 to generate a control signal instructing the reduction of the frequency to the switching unit 350, and the operation of the operation button indicated by reference numeral 216 is applied to the microprocessor. The processor 330 causes the switching 350 to generate a control signal indicating an increase in frequency.

The microcontroller 330 may start and end the operation of the electrode assembly 100 according to the operation of the operation button 212 of the remote controller 200.

If necessary, the microcontroller 330 may terminate the operation of the electrode assembly 100 arbitrarily regardless of the input from the remote controller. This is done by checking the treatment time of the patient using an internal clock (not shown) or the like, whereby the operation of the electrode assembly 100 is terminated when the treatment time exceeds a preset time for safety and treatment effect of the patient. Can be made. Additionally, the microprocessor 330 may perform an operation such as output limitation when detecting an overcurrent signal that may be harmful to the patient.

In addition, the microcontroller 330 may be provided with inert storage means (not shown) such as EPROM. This storage means may store a stimulus schedule including the stimulus intensity and stimulus frequency used by the patient, or a change in stimulus intensity and stimulus frequency over time. The user can recall the stored data or schedule to repeat the treatment with the stimulus intensity and stimulation frequency appropriate for him. The storage and recall may be performed by a proper operation of the remote control operation button, for example, pressing the operation button 213 and the operation button 215 simultaneously.

The high voltage generator 340 is a device that generates a high voltage for stimulation from a low voltage of the power supply unit by using a switching element and an inductor according to the control signal of the microcontroller 330. In the present invention, the high voltage generator 340 typically generates an output voltage of about 5 to about 50 V from the 3 V power supply voltage of the battery of the power supply 310.

The voltage limiter 360 and the forced discharge unit 370 assist the operation of the high voltage generator 340. When the output voltage of the high voltage generator 340 exceeds a set limit, the voltage limiting device 360 limits the output voltage of the high voltage generator 340 by using a constant voltage diode. The forced discharge unit 370 discharges the output of the high voltage generator 340 through a very small resistance or directly grounds the power supply when the power supply is cut off or when the magnetic pole is required for safety.

The high voltage generated from the high voltage generator 340 is supplied to the switching unit 350. The switching unit 350 generates a narrow monopolar / multipolar pulse or pulse train by switching the high voltage of the high voltage generator 340 according to the control signal of the microcontroller 330. In the present invention, the switching unit 350 may generate a pulse or pulse train in a frequency range of 0 Hz to about 300 Hz according to the control signal of the microcontroller 330.

The pulsed stimulus signal generated from the switching unit 350 is transmitted to the electrode via the current limiting unit 380. The current limiting unit 380 is configured as a poly switch to block the current supplied to the circuit when the current applied from the battery is excessive, or to block it when the stimulus current is excessive.

In the present invention, the power source 310 may be a battery or a rechargeable battery as a power source. When the rechargeable battery is used in the power supply unit 310, the power supply unit may further include a charging device (500 of FIG. 7).

Referring to FIG. 2B, the remote controller 200 includes a key input unit 380 and an output unit 390, and an input of the key input unit 380 is configured through the output unit 390. 100). Power required for the input unit 380 and the output unit 390 may be supplied from the power supply unit 310 in the electrode assembly 100.

1 and 2B described above as an example of the present invention, the key input unit 380 should transmit a plurality of control signals to the output unit 390. In the present invention, the key input unit 380 may be implemented by the circuit illustrated in FIG. 3 so that the microcontroller 330 of the electrode assembly may identify the plurality of control signals and generate a control signal corresponding thereto. have.

3 is a diagram illustrating a circuit of the remote controller 200 of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the key input unit 380 has a plurality of resistors R1, R2, R3, and R4 connected in series to the plurality of switch elements SW1, SW2, SW3, and SW4, respectively. The plurality of switch elements SW1 to SW4 correspond to the operation buttons 213 to 216 of FIG. 1 described above. In the present invention, the plurality of resistors R1, R2, R3, and R4 have different resistance values. Therefore, when a user operates a specific button among the operation buttons 213 to 216, the specific switch element among the switch elements SW1 to SW4 is turned on, and thus an output to the output unit is performed. The voltage exhibits a specific voltage value depending on the resistance connected to the selected particular switch element. Therefore, the microcontroller 330 can identify whether the user has operated the increase or decrease button of the stimulus intensity or the increase or decrease button of the stimulus frequency according to the magnitude of the output voltage from the remote controller. In this manner, in the present invention, it is possible to manage the control signals of the plurality of operation buttons with one output unit.

Meanwhile, in addition to the above-described input unit circuit, the circuit diagram of FIG. 3 shows a light emitting diode D2 indicating whether the remote controller 200 is operated and a power switch S1 for supplying or cutting off power to the remote controller 200. Detailed description thereof will be omitted.

4A to 4B are diagrams for describing a detachable electrode assembly 100 as another embodiment of implementing the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4A, the body 110 of the electrode assembly 100 includes a housing 110A having a long cylindrical structure having an empty space therein. The housing 110A has a front end formed at one end thereof, and the other end thereof is opened. A pair of electrodes 120 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the housing 110A.

The long cylindrical accommodating part 140 is inserted into the housing 110. The accommodating part 140 may include a power supply part 310 including the aforementioned battery 170 and circuit parts 320, 330, 340, 350, 360, 370, for generating a pulse type electrical stimulation signal for stimulating a human body. 380 is received. The accommodation part 140 is provided with an opening for facilitating replacement of the battery 170. As shown, the circuit units may be implemented and received on the PCB substrate 160. After the accommodating part 140 is inserted into the housing 110A, the opening of the housing 100A is covered and sealed by the cover 150.

The contact means 180 is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the housing 140 so that the housing 110A can be completely separated from the housing 140. The contact means 180 is formed at a position capable of contacting the inner surface of the pair of electrodes 120 formed in the housing 110A in an assembled state with the housing 110A. Although not shown, the contact means 180 is electrically connected to the circuit portion output of the PCB substrate 160. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the housing 110A can be freely separated from the accommodating part 120 and the PCB substrate 160. This can greatly reduce the user's management efforts in replacing the battery and cleaning the separated housing 110A.

4B illustrates another embodiment of implementing the detachable electrode assembly 100 in the present invention. This embodiment illustrates one method that can firmly secure between removable components, such as housing 110A and lid 150.

As shown, the inner surface of the housing 110A is formed with a pair of protrusions 112A having a screw groove therein. The protrusion 112A penetrates through the housing part 140, the PCB board 160, and the cover groove 114, and is firmly fixed by the screw 112B. In the present invention, a variety of alternative fixing methods may be used in addition to the illustrated screw coupling, which will be understood by those skilled in the art.

5 is a view showing that the wireless transmission and reception module can be used for the electrical connection between the electrode assembly 100 and the remote control 200 in the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, a wireless transceiver module 440 is mounted at an output of a remote controller circuit. A microcontroller 420 is added between the key input unit 410 to transmit an output signal through the wireless transceiver module 440. The microcontroller 420 converts a key input signal into an appropriate code for wireless transmission and reception. In addition, in the present embodiment, a separate remote controller power supply unit 400 for supplying power to each circuit unit 420, 430, 440 constituting the remote controller is added.

The electrode assembly 100 corresponds to the jack connection method described with reference to FIG. 1 except that a wireless transmit / receive module 440 'corresponding to the wireless transmit / receive module 440 of the remote controller 200 is added. Soy.

There is no limitation on the wireless communication method that can be used in the present invention, and preferably an RF method or an infrared method may be used.

In addition, FIG. 5 shows that the remote controller of the present invention may further include a display 430 for displaying the current stimulus intensity, stimulation frequency, treatment time, etc. to the user. The remote controller side microcontroller 420 may interactively communicate with the electrode assembly side microcontroller 330 to obtain such information. Power to the display 430 may be supplied from the remote control power supply 400.

6 is a view showing that electrodes of various shapes can be used in the electrode assembly 100 of the present invention. In the electrode assembly 100, the electrode 120 ′ is different from FIG. 1 as described above, and the electrode 120 ′ is arranged in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body 110 ′. The remaining electrode paired with the electrode 120 is not shown in the figure.

7 illustrates a state in which the electrode assembly 100 of the present invention is charged in the charging device 500. Two charging electrodes 152 are installed on the cover side of the electrode assembly 100 for charging. In the present invention, the use of a rechargeable battery as a power source has a new advantage. First, there is no need to separate the electrode assembly body 110 ′ to replace the battery. In addition, when the need for separation is eliminated, the sealing of the electrode assembly can be ensured, thereby protecting the circuit of the electrode assembly during cleaning.

In the present invention, the induction coil method may be used as the charging method of the battery. In this case, the charging electrode 152 as shown in FIG. 7 is not required.

The electrical stimulator of the present invention can easily replace the battery and has a structure that is easy to clean, simplifying the management method. Therefore, it has the advantage that it can be used at home. In addition, the present invention is designed to allow the user to control the stimulation conditions of the electrical stimulator from time to time during treatment. Therefore, by using the electrical stimulator of the present invention, the user can maximize the therapeutic effect by adjusting the stimulus intensity and stimulation frequency that are suitable for them in real time.

Claims (31)

In the incontinence treatment electrical stimulator comprising an electrode assembly for vaginal insertion, A vaginal insertion electrode assembly having a long cylindrical body having a pair of electrodes formed on an outer circumferential surface thereof; A remote controller for controlling the electrode assembly; Including, The electrode assembly may include a microprocessor for generating a control signal for controlling an electrical stimulation signal applied to the human body through the electrode; Stimulus signal generating means for generating an electrical stimulation signal in accordance with a control signal of said microprocessor; A battery for supplying power to the microprocessor and the stimulus signal generating means; The remote control transmits a user input to the electrode assembly to remotely control the operation of the electrode assembly, The body of the electrode assembly is An elongated cylindrical housing accommodating the battery and the magnetic pole signal generating means; A cylindrical housing having one end opened to surround an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical housing; And a cover assembled with and covering the opened end of the cylindrical housing. The cylindrical housing portion has contact means connected to an output of the magnetic pole signal generating means on its outer peripheral surface, The contact means is in electrical contact with the inner surface of the pair of electrodes formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical housing of the electrode assembly body, And the cylindrical housing is detachable from the cylindrical housing. The method of claim 1, The stimulus signal generating means A high voltage generator for generating a voltage required for stimulation from the battery voltage; And And a switching unit configured to generate a pulse signal by switching a voltage of the high voltage generator. The method of claim 2, The remote control includes a control for setting the stimulus intensity and stimulation frequency, And the microprocessor controls a current having a stimulus intensity and a stimulus frequency according to user input information by the control operation to be applied to an electrode of the electrode assembly. The method of claim 3, The control A first action button for increasing the stimulus intensity; A second action button for reducing the stimulus intensity; A third operation button for increasing the stimulation frequency; And And a fourth action button for decreasing the stimulation frequency. 4. The electrical stimulator of claim 3 wherein the control is implemented by a volume type regulator having a variable resistor. The method of claim 1, And the electrode assembly has a connection port for connection with a remote control, and is jacked with the remote control through the connection port. The method of claim 1, The electrode assembly and the remote control are each electric stimulator further comprises a wireless communication module capable of radio communication. delete The method of claim 8, The housing has a leading end at the other end, and the open end has an increased diameter. The method of claim 8, And the electrode assembly further comprises fixing means for fixing the housing and the cover. delete A signal input unit for receiving an external input signal; Power supply; A microcontroller receiving power from the power supply unit and generating a control signal for controlling a stimulus signal applied to the human body according to the external input signal; A high voltage generator converting a power supply voltage supplied from the power supply unit into a high voltage corresponding to the external input signal according to a control signal of the microcontroller; And Built-in switching unit for switching the high voltage generated in the high voltage generating unit into a pulse signal according to the control signal of the microcontroller, As having a long cylindrical body including a pair of electrodes exposed to deliver the pulse signal as a stimulus signal to the human body, The cylindrical body is An elongated cylindrical housing accommodating the signal input unit, a power supply unit, a microcontroller, a high voltage generation unit, and a switching unit; A cylindrical housing having one end opened to surround an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical housing; And a cover assembled with and covering the opened end of the cylindrical housing. The cylindrical accommodating portion includes contact means for outputting the pulse signal on an outer circumferential surface thereof, The contact means is in electrical contact with the inner surface of the pair of electrodes formed on the outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical housing of the electrode assembly body, And the cylindrical housing is detachable from the cylindrical housing. The method of claim 12, And the microprocessor controls in real time the current applied to an electrode of the electrode assembly in accordance with the external input signal associated with the stimulus intensity and stimulus frequency. The method of claim 12, And the electrode assembly further comprises a connection port for an external input signal. The method of claim 12, And the signal input unit further comprises a wireless communication module. The method of claim 12, And the body has a leading end and the other end having an increased diameter. The method of claim 16, And a connection port is formed on the side of the other end having the increased diameter of the body. An elongated cylindrical accommodating portion accommodating a power supply portion and a circuit portion for generating a pulse type electrical stimulation signal for stimulating a human body from the voltage supplied from the power supply portion; A housing surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical housing; And And a pair of electrodes formed on the outer circumferential surface of the housing, wherein the housing is detachable from the cylindrical housing. The method of claim 18, The housing has an end portion at one end, and the other end is an electrode assembly. The method of claim 18, The cylindrical housing portion includes a pair of contact means formed on an outer circumferential surface to contact the pair of electrodes on the outer circumferential surface of the housing, Said pair of contact means being connected to a circuit portion for generating a pulsed electrical stimulus signal. An elongated cylindrical accommodating portion accommodating a power supply portion and a circuit portion for generating a pulse type electrical stimulation signal for stimulating a human body from the voltage supplied from the power supply portion; A housing surrounding an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical housing; A pair of electrodes formed on an outer circumferential surface of the housing; And a remote controller for controlling the circuit unit. The remote control, A plurality of controls for controlling the operation of the circuit portion; And an input unit circuit which transmits a control signal selected by a user among the plurality of controls. The input circuit includes a circuit in which resistors corresponding to the respective controls are connected in parallel, so that the selected control can be identified by an output voltage of the input circuit. And the housing is detachable from the cylindrical housing. The method of claim 21, And the control is for increasing or decreasing the stimulus intensity and the stimulus frequency. The method of claim 22, The control A first action button for increasing the stimulus intensity; A second action button for reducing the stimulus intensity; A third operation button for increasing the stimulation frequency; And And a fourth operation button for decreasing the stimulus frequency. 22. The remote control according to claim 21, wherein said control is implemented by a volume type regulator having a variable resistor. The method of claim 21, And an output port for transmitting an output from the input circuit. 27. The remote control of claim 25, wherein the output port comprises a wireless communication module. In the incontinence treatment electrical stimulator comprising an electrode assembly for vaginal insertion, A pair of electrodes including a vaginal insertion electrode assembly having a long cylindrical body formed on the outer circumferential surface and a remote controller for controlling the electrode assembly, The electrode assembly may include a first microprocessor for generating a control signal for controlling an electrical stimulus signal applied to the human body through the electrode, stimulus signal generating means for generating an electrical stimulation signal according to a control signal of the first microprocessor; Powering first wireless transmission and reception means and the first microprocessor, the stimulus signal generation means and the wireless transmission and reception means for receiving user input from the remote control and transmitting information about the electrical stimulation signal to the remote control It is provided with a power supply in the body, The remote control includes a second wireless transmission and reception means for transmitting a user input to the electrode assembly and receiving information about the electrical stimulation signal from the electrode assembly to remotely control the operation of the electrode assembly, The body of the electrode assembly is An elongated cylindrical housing accommodating the battery and the magnetic pole signal generating means; A cylindrical housing having one end opened to surround an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical housing; And a lid for sealing an opened end of the housing. The cylindrical housing portion has contact means connected to an output of the magnetic pole signal generating means on its outer peripheral surface, And the contact means is in electrical contact with an inner surface of the pair of electrodes formed on an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical housing of the electrode assembly body. The method of claim 27, The remote control A control for setting stimulus intensity and stimulation frequency; A second microprocessor for transmitting a user input from the control to the second wireless transmitting and receiving means and generating a control signal for displaying the electrical stimulus signal related information from the electrode assembly to the patient; A display for displaying the electrical stimulation signal related information according to the control signal of the second microprocessor; And And a battery for supplying power to the remote control. The method of claim 27, The body of the electrode assembly is An elongated cylindrical housing accommodating the battery, the first wireless transmitting and receiving means and the stimulus signal generating means; A cylindrical housing having one end opened to surround an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical housing; And And a cover for completely sealing the opened end of the housing to enable cleaning. The method of claim 27, The power supply unit for the rechargeable battery; And And a charging means for charging the rechargeable battery. The method of claim 30, The charging means is an electrical stimulator to charge the battery by a charging electrode method or an induction coil method.

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