KR100983644B1 - Medical treating probe having function preventing noise of vibrating body for uninary incontinence - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A probe for treating urinary incontinence is provided, which enables a user to be treated in a stable state by preventing noise occurrence. CONSTITUTION: A probe for treating urinary incontinence comprises: a vibrator(40) of a cylindrical shape and a heater(50) which respectively generates vibration and heat; an electrostimulation assembly including an electrode and an electrostimulation generation circuit; a head cylinder(20) forming the outer appearance from the front to the rear of the probe; a tail cap(60) which is combined with the head cylinder and forms the rear outer appearance of the probe(10); and a connector(70) connecting the tail cap and cable.

Description

MEDICAL TREATING PROBE HAVING FUNCTION PREVENTING NOISE OF VIBRATING BODY FOR UNINARY INCONTINENCE}

The present invention relates to a urinary incontinence treatment probe having a noise prevention function of the vibrating body, to heat and vibration and electrical stimulation to be inserted into the inner wall of the vagina to treat urinary incontinence, while reducing the noise of the vibrating body generating vibration The present invention relates to a urinary incontinence treatment probe that provides a mental stability and a quiet treatment environment for a woman to be treated.

Urinary incontinence means that urine flows out through the urethra irrespective of one's will, and it is more common in women with short urethra than men.

There are many causes of the incontinence of the urinary incontinence, but the final cause is the bladder or sphincter, especially in the case of the most commonly occurring stress urinary incontinence due to aging or postpartum pelvic support tissue defects or dysfunction of the bladder neck .

These methods of urinary incontinence can be categorized according to the type of urinary incontinence, but are mainly divided into non-surgical treatments such as drugs, pelvic exercise, and electrical stimulation and surgical treatment.

Among these, the electrical stimulation treatment method, as published in Korean Patent No. 563587, 'Remote control type electrical stimulator for urinary incontinence,' inserts a probe into the vagina, and periodically weak currents in the pelvic muscles and bladder near the vaginal wall. The present invention relates to a method of treating urinary incontinence by suppressing the contraction of the urethral sphincter or the contraction of the bladder. Such non-surgical treatments are often combined with methods such as heat / vibration in addition to electrical stimulation.

As described above, a medical device that is formed in the shape of a probe and inserted into a woman's vagina can be more sensitive to a female therapist by being inserted directly into a sensitive part of a woman, particularly in a vibration device that generates vibration. There are a lot of noises that can cause you to feel anxious during treatment.

In addition, since electrical stimulation occurs and the electrical stimulus is transmitted to the human body, it should be particularly noted that a short circuit occurs due to moisture or static electricity in the vagina.

Therefore, there is a need to develop a new and advanced urinary incontinence treatment probe that can significantly reduce noise of the vibrating body and ensure mechanical durability and moisture resistance to be treated in a safer and quieter environment.

The present invention has been made in order to overcome the problems of the above technology, and provided with a separate noise prevention case to enclose a vibrating body that generates vibration to prevent the occurrence of noise during vibration treatment in a quiet and safe psychological situation Its main purpose is to provide a urinary incontinence treatment probe for receiving urine.

Another object of the present invention is to seal the site to which the cable is connected and the coupling site of the appearance configuration to prevent moisture inflow to ensure mechanical durability.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a support for preventing the noise occurrence case from directly contacting the inner wall of the cylinder to prevent the occurrence of friction by allowing the noise prevention case to be spaced apart from each other in a cylinder. .

It is a further object of the present invention to form a slit in the cylinder and to provide a contact clip that can be contacted by using the electrode coupled to the target to block the short circuit and the occurrence of static electricity.

In order to achieve the above object, the urinary incontinence treatment probe with a noise preventing function of the vibrating body according to the present invention, the heater is connected to the main body for transmitting the power supply and control signals via a cable, generating heat; A vibrating body generating vibrations; Noise prevention case for hermetically receiving the vibrating body; An electrical stimulation assembly including an electrical stimulation generating circuit for generating electrical stimulation and a pair of electrodes formed in a ring shape; A circuit unit including the electric stimulation generating circuit and controlling driving of the vibrating body and the heater; A head cylinder accommodating the heater, the noise prevention case, and the circuit unit therein and fitting the electrode to an outer surface; And a tail cap coupled to the lower end of the head cylinder, the tail cap having a through hole to which the cable is coupled at a rear end thereof.

According to the probe for urinary incontinence treatment provided with a noise preventing function of the vibrating body according to the present invention,

1) Reduce the noise of the vibrating body, which creates tension, so that women can be treated in a more stable and quiet environment without having anxiety.

2) By separating the vibrating sphere and the vibrating motor constituting the vibrating body can block the friction noise caused by the vibration phenomenon or play of the vibration motor,

3) The support prevents the noise prevention case from the inner wall of the head cylinder by the length of the support so that the head cylinder and the noise prevention case are in close contact with each other to reduce the possibility of friction noise.

4) By forming a silicone connection between the probe and the cable to prevent the moisture from entering the vagina into the probe,

5) By forming a slit at the site where the electrode is coupled and providing an electrical stimulation signal to the electrode through the slit, the possibility of a short circuit can be prevented.

1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the assembly of the urinary incontinence treatment probe with a noise prevention function of the vibrating body according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an exploded configuration of the urinary incontinence treatment probe with a noise prevention function of the vibrating body according to the present invention.
Figure 3a is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the head cylinder of the present invention.
3B is a perspective view of the contact clip of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a cutaway perspective view showing the internal configuration of the head cylinder of the present invention.
Figure 5a is a perspective view showing a state in which the vibrating body is inserted into the noise prevention case of the present invention.
Figure 5b is a cutaway perspective view showing a first case of the noise prevention case of the present invention.
Figure 5c is a perspective view of a second case of the noise prevention case of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are not drawn to scale, and like reference numerals in each of the drawings refer to like elements.

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the assembly of the urinary incontinence treatment probe with a noise prevention function of the vibrating body according to the present invention.

First, the probe 10 according to the present invention is formed in a long rod shape and inserted into the vagina of a woman and then periodically gives a weak electric current to the bladder located near the vaginal wall or the pelvic muscle near the vaginal wall, so that the urethral sphincter contracts or bladder. It provides a function to treat or prevent urinary incontinence through the method of exercising the sphincter and the like through the heat and vibration stimulation, including providing low-frequency electrical stimulation treatment of 10 to 50 Hz to suppress this contraction.

That is, the probe 10 according to the present invention is to provide a more effective urinary incontinence treatment and prevention function in combination with heat and vibration stimulation as well as well-known electrical stimulation method for the treatment of urinary incontinence.

Probe 10 according to the present invention is not shown in the drawing, but can be driven with a built-in battery, but is preferably driven by an external power supply method through a cable and the temperature, frequency, vibration intensity and driving time and In order to control the same driving state, it can be connected to the main body (controller), and the controller has a driving signal registry that programs the driving state and transmits it to the probe 10, thereby providing detailed heater, vibrating body, and electrical stimulation assembly. It is also possible to automatically control the driving state or to be manually controlled by the user's input setting information with an operation unit.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing an exploded configuration of the urinary incontinence treatment probe with a noise prevention function of the vibrating body according to the present invention.

As can be seen from FIG. 2, the probe 10 according to the present invention includes an electric stimulation assembly including a cylindrical vibrator 40 and a heater 50, an electrode, and an electrical stimulation generating circuit, respectively generating vibration and heat. The head cylinder 20 and the head cylinder (20), which provide a space for accommodating the vibrating body 40, the heater 50, and the electrical stimulation assembly by forming an exterior portion from the front end to the rear end of the probe 10, 20 is composed of a tail cap 60 coupled to the rear end portion of the probe 10, and further includes a connector 70 connecting the tail cap 60 and the cable by sealing.

First, the heater 50 is formed in a cylindrical shape and is mounted at the rear end (lower side) of the vibrating body 40 in the space inside the head cylinder 20, and performs a heat generation function by a heat generating module mounted therein. The outside of the cylinder 20 performs a function of transferring heat of a certain temperature along the inner wall of the vagina to the bladder, sphincter, and urethra.

The electrical stimulation assembly is made of a ring-shaped electrode 80 and an electrical stimulation generating circuit and a ring form on the outer circumferential surface of the head cylinder 20 is fitted to the head cylinder 20 to be located between each electrode 80 It consists of the insulator 90.

The electrode 80 is formed in a ring shape, but is made of a conductive metal such as stainless steel, and a positive electrode and a negative electrode are alternately formed with the insulator 90 interposed therebetween. The inner wall of the vagina and a contact clip 100 is positioned between the electrical stimulation generating circuit and the electrode 80, and the electrical stimulation signal is transmitted from the electrical stimulation generating circuit to the electrode 80 by the contact clip 100. This will be described again with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The electrical stimulation generating circuit generates electrical stimulation at a low frequency level of 10 to 50 Hz in the frequency band (about 10 Hz for urgency incontinence and about 50 Hz for stress incontinence). It generates a high voltage but has a function of limiting or forcibly discharging the voltage to ensure safety and generate a pulsed stimulus signal through the high voltage, and then pass the current through the contact clip to the electrode.

The insulator 90 has a ring shape and is provided between the electrodes 80 in a state made of an insulating material, for example, an ABS material. 80) It prevents the short circuit problem.

This electrical stimulation assembly provides the function of performing urinary incontinence treatment in such a way as to impart a pulsed low frequency electrical stimulation to the vaginal lining, as described above, to inhibit the contraction of the urethral sphincter or the bladder.

The circuit part controls the driving of the vibrating body and the heater under the control of the controller in the state including the electrical stimulation generating circuit and at the same time serves to control the power supply by receiving the controller power through a cable.

The head cylinder 20 of the present invention occupies most of the outer shape of the probe 10, and includes a heater 50, a vibrator 40, and a circuit part therein, and an electrode 80 and an insulator 90 around the outside thereof. ) Is mounted.

In addition, the tail cap 60 is connected to the rear end of the head cylinder 20, the tail cap 60 is also made of an insulating material ABS to form a rear end portion of the probe 10 and the head cylinder 20 and Coupling (fitting to the second coupling surface) provides a function of sealing the probe 10 and is formed in a cylindrical shape, but the lower portion is formed smaller in diameter than the tip portion is coupled to the connecting portion 70 to the lower portion Be sure to The bottom diameter of the tail cap 60 is such that it has a diameter that is equivalent to or slightly larger than the cable diameter.

The connector 70 is responsible for sealing the tail cap 60 and the cable, it is made of a flexible material such as silicon, one side is connected to the tail cap 60 and the other side is connected to the cable.

In other words, the connector 70 ensures a robust electrical connection between the tail cap 60 and the cable, and serves as a sealing (sealing) function to prevent moisture in the vagina from entering the probe 10.

3A is a perspective view showing the external configuration of the head cylinder of the present invention.

The head cylinder 20 of the present invention extends along the length direction from the head 21 occupying the tip portion in a round shape but has a diameter difference and has a step in two stages, so that the first engagement surface 22 ) And a second engagement surface 23.

The first engagement surface 22 has a smaller diameter than the head 21 and is a surface portion extending from the bottom of the head 21 by a predetermined length, and the second engagement surface 23 has a diameter smaller than the first engagement surface 22. It is a surface portion where the first coupling surface 22 extends from the bottom to the end, the first coupling surface 22 than the second coupling surface 23 to fit the electrode 80 and the insulator 90 It is formed long.

In other words, the electrode 80 and the insulator 90 having a ring shape are fitted to the surface portion of the first coupling surface 22, and the kale cap 60 is attached to the surface portion of the second coupling surface 23. This fits together.

In particular, the first engagement surface 22 is formed with a gap 26 that is elongated in a thin width in a state in which it is embedded in the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of slits 27 at regular intervals on one side of the gap 26. ) Is penetrated and the electrode 80 is mounted on the slit 27.

3B is a perspective view of the contact clip of the present invention.

As can be seen from Figure 3, the contact clip 100 is mounted so as to protrude to the outside of the slit 27, specifically, the second member 102 in the first member 101 extending to a certain length is constant A tip bent portion 103 having a triangular shape with an inclined portion 104 that extends at an angle and is bent upwardly from the end of the second member 102 to allow the end to be sharply inclined. ) Is included.

The tip bent part 103 is inserted into the slit 27 to be coupled to the electrode 80 and the first and second members 101 and 102 are supported on the inner wall of the head cylinder 20 and at the same time the first member 101 is attached to the first member 101. The electrical stimulation generating circuit is in contact with and transmits the electrical stimulation signal transmitted from the electrical stimulation generating circuit to the point of the high-end bent part 103, and the high-end bent part 103 contacts the specific electrode 80 accurately without a short circuit phenomenon. Provide only the polarity and electrical stimulation signals required by (80).

4 is a cutaway perspective view showing the internal configuration of the head cylinder of the present invention.

The head cylinder 20 of the present invention includes a vibrating body 40, a heater 50, and a circuit part in an internal hollow space, in particular, the vibrating body 40 is stored in a tip portion thereof, and the vibrating body 40 is a head. In order to prevent the rattling phenomenon in close contact with the inner wall of the cylinder 20, it will be described later in the noise prevention case 30 and then in the inner wall of the head cylinder 20 by the noise prevention case 30 as well as the support 29. It can be spaced apart (meaning that it is spaced apart by the height of the support).

Specifically, as can be seen in Figure 4, the inner circumferential surface of the head cylinder 20 is formed to radially protrude a plurality of supports 29 toward the inside and the extension length of the support 29 is a noise prevention case (to be described later) ( It corresponds to the extension length of 30).

That is, the support 29 provides a support force that can be safely supported without the noise preventing case 40 accommodating the vibrating body 40 without touching the inner wall of the head cylinder 20, if such support 29 When the noise prevention case 30 is in close contact with the inner wall of the head cylinder 20 without the presence of a), the noise prevention case 30 and the head cylinder 20 by the vibration transmitted to the outside by the noise prevention case 30. It provides a characteristic that can prevent the problem of friction noise or even noise between the anti-noise case 30 in between.

Figure 5a is a perspective view showing a state in which the vibrating body is inserted into the noise prevention case of the present invention, Figure 5b is a cutaway perspective view showing a first case of the noise prevention case of the present invention, Figure 5c is a noise prevention case of the present invention It is a perspective view which shows the 2nd case.

First, the configuration of the vibrating body 40 of the present invention is connected to the shaft 42 and the shaft 42 which are rotated by the rotational force of the vibration motor 41 and the vibrating hole 43 which generates vibration while cam-shaped rotation. ) And a power supply socket 44.

In particular, the shaft 42 is not connected to the central portion of the bottom surface of the vibrating opening 43 having a cylindrical shape, but the shaft 42 is connected to one side biased from the central portion, so that the vibrating opening 43 is rotated like a cam. Will generate vibration.

As shown in FIGS. 5B and 5C, the noise preventing case 30 accommodating the vibrating body 40 is formed by combining the first case 30a and the second case 30b to form one completed product. A coupling protrusion 31 is formed along the inner circumference of the first case 30a, and a coupling groove 36 is formed on the inner circumference of the second case 30b to accommodate the coupling protrusion 31. .

In the first and second cases 30a and 30b, the shaft passage wall 32 through which the shaft 42 can pass is formed, that is, the shaft 42 can pass through the through hole 33 formed in the central portion thereof. The inner space of the noise prevention case 30 is divided into a first space 34 and a second space 35 by the shaft passage wall 32.

Referring to FIG. 5A, it can be seen that the vibration hole 43 is accommodated in the first space 34 and the vibration motor 41 is accommodated in the second space 35.

Although not disclosed, the soundproof pad may be additionally attached to the inner wall of the noise prevention case 30.

According to such a configuration, the vibrator 43 and the vibrating motor 41 are separately accommodated in the first and second spaces 34 and 35 provided independently of each other, so that the clearance between the vibrator 43 and the vibrating motor 41 is provided. Not only can it prevent the friction noise generated by the problem, it surrounds the vibration motor 41 and the vibrating opening 43 to prevent the noise generated from the vibrating body 40 to leak out to the outside.

That is, when the hearing noise is generated from the probe 10 inserted into the sensitive part of the woman, the treated therapist may feel anxiety, so that the noise prevention case 30 is more quiet and comfortable in a quiet state. Provide an environment for treatment.

As described so far, the configuration and operation of with the anti-noise function of the vibrating body according to the present invention have been expressed in the above description and the drawings, which are merely examples, and the spirit of the present invention is limited to the above description and the drawings. Of course, various changes and modifications are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

10: Probe 31: Coupling protrusion
20: head cylinder 32: shaft passage wall
22: first engagement surface 34: first space
23: second bonding surface 35: the second space
26: gap 36: coupling groove
27: slit 40: vibrating body
29: support 50: heater
30: anti-noise case 60: tail cap
30a: first case 70: connecting body
30b: second case 80: electrode
90: insulator

Claims (7)

A urinary incontinence treatment probe having a noise suppression function of a vibrating body connected via a cable to a controller that transmits a power supply and control signal,
A heater for generating heat;
A vibrating body generating vibrations;
An anti-noise case formed to be separated and coupled to hermetically receive the vibrating body therein;
An electrical stimulation assembly including an electrical stimulation generating circuit for generating electrical stimulation and a pair of electrodes formed in a ring shape;
A circuit unit including the electric stimulation generating circuit and controlling driving of the vibrating body and the heater;
A head cylinder accommodating the heater, the noise prevention case, and the circuit unit therein and fitting the electrode to an outer surface;
A tail cap coupled to a lower end of the head cylinder, the tail cap having a through hole coupled to a cable at a rear end thereof;
An insulator made of an insulating material made of a ring shape and coupled to the head cylinder, and positioned between the electrodes. The urinary incontinence treatment probe having a noise prevention function of a vibrating body. The method of claim 1,
The head cylinder,
Protruding radially formed in the inner wall as a plurality of supports to support the noise jam case spaced apart from the inner wall of the head cylinder; further comprising, a urinary incontinence treatment probe with a noise-proof function of the vibrating body. The method of claim 1,
The vibrating body,
Vibration motor;
A shaft rotated by the rotational force of the vibration motor;
Consists of a cylindrical vibrating sphere that is connected to the shaft is connected to one side from the bottom surface center portion is rotated in a cam method to generate a vibration,
The noise prevention case,
And a shaft passage wall having a through hole through which the shaft can pass, and divided into a first space in which the vibration hole is fixedly received by the shaft passage wall, and a second space in which the vibration motor is accommodated. Probe for urinary incontinence treatment provided with a noise-proof function of the vibrating body. The method of claim 1,
And a silicon connector connecting the tail cap and the cable gap between the tail cap and the cable. The urinary incontinence treatment probe having the noise preventing function of the vibrating body is further installed. The method of claim 1,
The head cylinder,
A head forming a tip portion;
A first engagement surface having a diameter extending from the bottom of the head and smaller than the head;
A second coupling surface having a diameter smaller than the first coupling surface and extending from the lower end of the first coupling surface to the end;
The first coupling surface is,
A gap formed in the longitudinal direction;
A plurality of slits penetrating through the gap at a predetermined interval in the gap;
And a contact clip inserted into the slit to transmit an electrical stimulation signal generated by the electrical stimulation generating circuit to the electrode, the tip of which is sharply inclined at an end thereof. Probe. The method of claim 1,
The noise prevention case,
Probe for urinary incontinence treatment with a sound-proofing function of the vibrating body, characterized in that further attached to the soundproof pad on the inner wall. delete

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