KR101748682B1

KR101748682B1 - Sphincter Exercise Apparatus

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Publication number: KR101748682B1
Application number: KR1020150095890A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 김용관
Original assignee: (주)베누스타
Priority date: 2015-07-06
Filing date: 2015-07-06
Publication date: 2017-06-21
Also published as: KR20170005617A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sphincter exerciser, and aims at enhancing sphincter and pelvic muscles and improving blood flow through stimulation using waves and air vibrations caused by microcurrents.
To this end, the present invention relates to an elongated cylindrical main body 10 having a hemispherical tip portion; A pair of electrodes (15) opposing each other at a front portion of the main body (10) so as to generate a wave by energization of a minute current; A handle 20 connected to a rear end of the main body 10 and having a wire 21 for sealing the main body 10 and supplying power to the electrode 15; A stopper 30 formed to be larger than the main body 10 and detachably coupled to the mounting groove 23 formed in the handle 20 so that the main body 10 is not excessively inserted into the affected part; And a controller for supplying power to the electrode (15) through the lead wire (21).

Description

Sphincter Exercise Apparatus

The present invention relates to a sphincter exerciser. More particularly, the present invention relates to a sphincter exerciser. More particularly, the present invention relates to a sphincter exerciser which is inserted into a vagina or anus, The present invention relates to a sphincter exerciser capable of preventing urinary incontinence diseases and being easily used at home.

In general, urinary incontinence refers to urination abnormalities that occur in urine regardless of their will.

It is known that about 30% of Korean middle - aged women have urinary incontinence and the incidence is higher in the elderly.

These urinary incontinence diseases do not directly threaten life, such as tumors or other consuming diseases, but they are accompanied by social activities or hygiene problems, and sometimes cause mental disability due to inconvenience and shame caused by urinary incontinence.

However, most women with incontinence symptoms do not receive adequate urological treatment due to lack of shame or lack of information.

In the past, there was no obvious treatment other than surgery, but recently, new drugs and treatment devices have been used to treat urinary incontinence.

The incontinence is classified into tension incontinence and incontinence incontinence.

The stress urinary incontinence occupies most of the urinary incontinence disease. The urinary incontinence is often referred to as stress urinary incontinence, which is a symptom of flowing urine when the abdominal force is applied, such as coughing, sneezing, rope skipping, and exercise.

Urgent urge incontinence refers to the phenomenon that the urinary bladder is abnormally contracted and the urine comes out even though the urinary bladder does not sufficiently absorb the urine.

The cause of urinary incontinence is not simply a symptom of aging, but it is known that the pelvic muscle weakens due to pregnancy or childbirth.

In other words, when a baby is delivered through natural labor, the head of the fetus passes through the pelvis and the muscles around the anus and vagina become elongated and weakened, so that the bladder becomes more sensitive and the urethral function falls and urinary incontinence occurs.

Constipation, obesity, smoking, and wrong urination habits are also known to cause urinary incontinence.

If the constipation is severe, the urine increases because the pressure of the abdomen goes up and the intestinal gas starts to stimulate the bladder. In addition, smoking causes coughing and stimulates the bladder, thereby increasing the incontinence symptoms.

Therefore, in order to prevent urinary incontinence, it is necessary to treat constipation and maintain the health condition of the intestines through smoking cessation and regular exercise and to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles.

The most important time for prevention of urinary incontinence in women is the youthful age with pregnancy and childbirth. Especially, about 6 weeks after birth, it is known as an important period for prevention of urinary incontinence.

Therefore, it is important to recover the muscle nerves and muscles of the pelvis through the pelvic floor exercises along with the puerperium exercises at this time.

Treatment methods of urinary incontinence can be classified into medication, pelvic exercise, vaginal insertion, conservative treatment such as electrical stimulation, and surgical treatment.

It is important to distinguish between stress urinary incontinence and urge incontinence.

Surgery is the most effective treatment for stress urinary incontinence, but biofeedback therapy using pelvic floor muscle exercises and electrical stimulation is also effective in cases of urinary incontinence or in relatively young women.

On the other hand, in the case of urgent incontinence, drug administration and bladder training are known to be the main treatment methods rather than surgical treatment.

Most patients with urinary incontinence are mild patients who can be treated without surgery, and few patients are seriously ill.

Therefore, non-surgical treatment is widely used for the treatment of urinary incontinence, and electric stimulation therapy is known to be very effective.

However, in order to receive electric stimulation therapy, there is a disadvantage of visiting a hospital for a long time to receive treatment, and in particular, women have to show a doctor to a doctor, which makes them reluctant to receive treatment at a hospital.

As a result of investigating the prior art related to the present invention, a number of prior art documents have been confirmed, and some of them are as follows.

Patent Literature 1 discloses an electrode having an upper insulator and a lower insulator which are connected to each other at a closed end and an outer circumferential surface of which is in contact with mucus of mucous membranes of the vagina or anus, A power generating part provided in contact with the electrode through a connection line provided in a through hole formed in the lower insulator in a state where the respective terminals are in contact with the insulator, And the other side is in contact with the electrode through a connecting line provided in a through hole formed in the upper insulator so that the impulse having a predetermined special programmed frequency is continuously And an insulator for facilitating insertion and discharge into the vagina or anus And is inserted into the patient's vagina or anus to give electrical stimulation to the pelvic floor muscles to cause an artificial muscle contraction, thereby modifying the physiological and metabolic properties of the pelvic floor muscles, To strengthen the sphincter exercises are described.

Patent Document 2 discloses a cylindrical metal insertion tube having a hemispherical tip; And a heater and a vibrator inserted inside the metal insertion tube. When the cylindrical insertion tube is inserted into the vagina, the inside of the vagina is kept warm and the physical vibration is applied to smooth the movement of the pelvic floor muscle. A sphincter exerciser is described to enhance the effect.

Patent Literature 3 discloses a technique for generating a magnetic field by using induced current so as to make it possible to treat a specific region of the human body in a non-contact manner, that is, not directly stimulating a specific region of the human body but indirectly stimulating it, And a sphincter exerciser using a magnetic field that can be treated without direct stimulation such as acupressure massage.

KR 20-0272153 Y1 KR 20-0330540 Y1 Y10-2010-0007576 Y1

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a sphincter exerciser capable of strengthening sphincter muscles and pelvic muscles and improving blood circulation through stimulation using waves and air vibrations caused by microcurrents, There is a purpose.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a sphincter exerciser which can be portable and can be conveniently used at home without having to go to a hospital having a urinary incontinence disease, and can protect privacy.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a sphincter exerciser capable of preventing damage to a site when inserted into the vagina or anus and preventing shock caused by electrification.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sphincter exerciser comprising: an elongated cylindrical main body having a hemispherical tip portion; A pair of electrodes disposed opposite to each other at a front portion of the main body so as to generate a wave due to energization of a minute current; A handle connected to a rear end of the main body and having a wire for sealing the main body and supplying power to the electrode; A stopper formed to be larger than the main body and detachably coupled to a mounting groove formed in the handle so that the main body is not excessively inserted into the ring portion; And a controller for supplying power to the electrode through the lead wire.

The body is formed of soft silicone, and the handle and the stopper are formed of hard silicon.

Further, the main body is formed in a curved shape whose front portion is bent at an angle of 10 to 15 degrees.

In addition, an air pipe is further connected to the handle so that the main body can be inflated or contracted by supplying air pressure to the inside of the main body.

Also, the power supplied to the electrodes of the main body through the conductor in the controller is 0.01 to 0.06V.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a sphincter exerciser comprising: an elongated cylindrical main body having a hemispherical tip portion; A handle connected to a rear end of the main body to seal the main body and having an electrode terminal inside; A stopper formed to be larger than the main body and detachably coupled to the handle so that the main body is not excessively inserted into the affected part; A connector having an electrode terminal inside and coupled with the handle; And a controller for supplying power to an electrode terminal of the connector.

Further, the main body is characterized in that it is made of conductive silicon containing carbon.

Further, the main body is characterized in that the front portion is formed in a curved shape bent at a certain angle?.

Further, an air pipe is further connected to the handle and the connector so that the main body can be expanded or contracted by supplying air pressure to the inside of the main body.

According to the sphincter exerciser according to the present invention, since the body is inserted into the vagina or the anus and then stimulates the inside through vibrations caused by micro currents and air, it is possible to strengthen the vagina or anal sphincter, It is effective.

In addition, since it can be carried, it is easy to use and can be used directly at home without going to a hospital. Therefore, it is possible to solve the inconvenience of the patient and prevent the phenomenon that treatment is reluctant due to shame.

In addition, since the body is formed of soft silicone and expands upon air injection, the muscle strengthening effect can be maximized through expansion and contraction of the body.

Further, since the main body is formed in a curved shape curved at a certain angle, there is no possibility that the affected part is damaged during insertion into the affected part, and the inconvenience in use can be solved.

In addition, since an extremely low voltage is applied to the electrodes provided in the main body, shock caused by a high voltage can be prevented.

1 is an external perspective view of a sphincter exerciser according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a front view of a sphincter exerciser according to a first embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a reference diagram for explaining a sagging motion state of a sphincter exerciser according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
4 is an exploded cross-sectional view of a sphincter exerciser according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an assembly sectional view of a sphincter exerciser according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

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

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1 to 3 show a first embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, the sphincter exerciser according to the present invention comprises: an elongated cylindrical main body 10 having a hemispherical tip portion; A pair of electrodes (15) opposing each other at a front portion of the main body (10) so as to generate a wave by energization of a minute current; A conductive wire 21 connected to the rear end of the body 10 for sealing the body 10 and supplying power to the electrode 15 and a conductive wire 21 for supplying power to the electrode 15, A handle 20 to which an air pipe 22 for supplying air pressure to the inside of the vehicle is connected; A stopper 30 formed to be larger than the main body 10 and detachably coupled to a plurality of mounting grooves 23 formed in the handle 20 so that the main body 10 is not excessively inserted into the affected part; And a controller (not shown) for supplying power to the electrode 15 through the lead wire 21.

Here, the body 10 is formed of soft silicone so that the body 10 is not damaged when inserted into the vagina or anus, and the handle 20 and the stopper 30 are preferably formed of hard silicon Do.

Since the body 10 is made of soft silicone, when the air is supplied through the air pipe, the main body 10 is inflated with minute pressure, so that muscles around the pelvis can be strengthened and blood circulation can be improved.

As shown in FIG. 3, the main body 10 is preferably formed in a curved shape in which the front portion is bent at a predetermined angle?, Preferably 10 to 15 degrees.

This is for smoothly inserting the main body 10 into the anus or vagina and preventing the corresponding portion from being damaged during insertion of the main body 10. [

The power supplied to the electrode 15 of the main body 10 through the conductor 21 in the controller is preferably 0.01 to 0.06V.

If the voltage supplied to the electrode 15 is lower than 0.01 V, the effect generated by the electrode 15 is weak and the stimulus is weak. If the voltage is higher than 0.06 V, the user may experience an instantaneous shock.

Therefore, the voltage of the power source supplied from the controller is preferably set to 0.01 to 0.06V.

According to the sphincter exerciser of the present invention constructed as described above, the vaginal area and the anal sphincter muscle can be strengthened to strengthen the pelvic floor muscles and the blood flow can be improved to prevent urinary incontinence disease in advance.

Hereinafter, the effect of the sphincter exerciser according to the present invention will be described.

First, a curved body 10 curved at an angle to the vagina or anus is inserted.

At this time, a stopper 30 is provided at an end of the main body 10 to prevent the main body 10 from being excessively inserted,

Also, due to the curved shape of the main body 10, the main body 10 is not damaged during insertion of the main body 10.

In this state, a power of 0.01 to 0.06 V is applied to the electrode 15 of the main body 10 by using the controller.

Then, a minute current flows in the mucous membrane in the affected area through the electrode 15, and the waves generated in the electrode 15 stimulate muscles of the corresponding part.

By stimulating the muscles of the area by the wave caused by the microcurrent, the muscles are strengthened and the blood flow can be smoothly promoted.

Next, air is supplied to the main body 10 through the air pipe 22 connected to the handle 20 or air is sucked from the main body 10.

As a result, the body 10 formed of the soft silicone expands or contracts, so that the portion where the body 10 is contacted expands or shrinks together with the body 10, thereby strengthening the pelvic floor muscles. Can be improved.

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4 and 5 show a second embodiment of the present invention.

In the second embodiment according to the present invention, the main body 10 itself is formed of conductive silicon without forming an additional electrode on the main body 10 in the first embodiment.

Further, the handle 20 is further provided with a separate connector 40 at the end thereof.

In other words, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the second embodiment according to the present invention includes an elongated cylindrical main body 10 having a hemispherical tip portion; A handle 20 connected to a rear end of the main body 10 to seal the main body 10 and having an electrode terminal 16 therein; A stopper 30 formed to be larger than the main body 10 and detachably coupled to the handle 20 so that the main body 10 is not excessively inserted into the affected part; A connector (40) having an electrode terminal (41) inside thereof and coupled with the handle (20); And a controller for supplying power to the electrode terminal 41 of the connector 40. [

Here, the main body 10 is made of conductive silicon containing carbon.

Further, the main body 10 is formed in a curved shape whose front portion is bent at a certain angle?.

An air pipe 22 is further connected to the handle 20 and the connector 40 so that the main body 10 can be expanded or contracted by supplying air pressure to the inside of the main body 10.

5, the air pipe 41 of the connector 40 and the air pipe 22 of the handle 20 are communicated with each other to supply air to the inside of the main body 10.

In addition, the electrode terminal 41 of the connector 40 and the electrode terminal 16 of the handle 20 are brought into contact with each other so that a minute current flows.

The other matters are the same as those in the first embodiment described above, so duplicate descriptions will be omitted.

While the present invention has been described with reference to exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

10: Body
15: Electrode
16: Electrode terminal
20: Handle
21: Lead wire
22: air pipe
23: Mounting groove
30: Stopper
40: Connector
41: Electrode terminal

Claims

An elongated cylindrical main body 10 having a tip portion formed into a hemispherical shape; An electrode (15) provided on the main body (10) so as to generate a wave due to energization of a minute current; A handle 20 connected to a rear end of the main body 10 and having a wire 21 for sealing the main body 10 and supplying power to the electrode 15; A stopper 30 formed to be larger than the main body 10 and detachably coupled to the mounting groove 23 formed in the handle 20 so that the main body 10 is not excessively inserted into the affected part; And a controller for supplying power to the electrode (15) through the lead wire (21), the sphincter exerciser comprising:
The body 10 is formed of soft silicone, and the handle 20 and the stopper 30 are formed of hard silicon,
The main body 10 is formed in a curved shape whose front portion is bent at a predetermined angle alpha,
The electrode 15 is integrally formed with the main body 10 such that two electrodes having a predetermined width are opposed to each other on the outer peripheral surface of the main body 10 and are not protruded from the outer peripheral surface of the main body 10,
An air pipe (22) is connected to the handle (20) so that the main body (10) can be inflated by supplying air pressure to the inside of the main body (10)
The sphincter muscle is strengthened by electric stimulation by energization of the electrode 15 and the main body 10 is inflated by the air injection to strengthen the sphincter muscle,
Wherein power supplied from the controller to the electrode (15) of the main body (10) through the lead wire (21) is 0.01 to 0.06V.

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