KR102241058B1 - Pad Type Instrument For Diagnosing Female Sexual Function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention discloses a vulva contact type female sexual function diagnosis device for diagnosing female sexual function. The pad-type female sexual function diagnosis device according to the present invention includes: a vulva pad that can be worn in contact with the vulva; And a sensor for diagnosing sexual function provided in the vulva pad. In addition, the vulva pad may be coupled to clothes such as underwear or feminine sanitary pads, such as sanitary napkins or panty liners, which abut the vulva to be disposed on the vulva. According to the present invention, since it is a pad-type diagnostic device that is in contact with the labia and the vulva such as the vestibule, which is governed by blood vessels such as the vagina, discomfort or rejection caused by vaginal insertion during the diagnosis of sexual dysfunction, or damage to the vaginal wall or vaginal vagina. Diagnosis errors due to secretions can be prevented.

Description

Pad Type Instrument For Diagnosing Female Sexual Function}

The present invention relates to a pad-type female sexual function diagnosis device, and more particularly, it can be worn in a contact manner on the vulva to diagnose a woman's sexual function, for example, to check for sexual dysfunction, and by using an optical sensor-based measurement technology, the vulva The present invention relates to a vulva-contact pad-type female sexual function diagnostic device that measures the hemodynamic changes of the patient.

As society develops based on medicine and science and technology, human lifespan is increasing. In Korea, the average life expectancy of women has increased from 70.5 in 1981 to 82.6 in 2010, and is expected to increase to 86.6 in 2050.

In the 21st century, as the modern society enters an aging society, that is, the aging of the population, the elderly population is increasing, and as the issue of improving the quality of life of the elderly, especially the elderly's increased interest in sexual function, the field related to the diagnosis/treatment of sexual dysfunction is health care. Since it is emerging as an important medical problem, maintaining normal sexual function above a certain level regardless of gender can be an important factor affecting the quality of life in the next 100 years of age. Therefore, it is necessary to manage the sexual function of an individual by diagnosing and improving/treating sexual dysfunction, rather than taking for granted the sexual dysfunction or decline that appears with age.

However, in the case of sexual dysfunction problems, despite its importance, active problem-solving methods have not been suggested due to the voiced socio-cultural atmosphere. In the case of men, diagnosis and treatment methods have been developed since the 1980s, and Viagra and other treatment methods have been developed in the 2000s. As oral erectile dysfunction drugs were marketed, it can be seen that the primary solution was achieved.

On the other hand, the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction reaches about 43%, and it is predicted that the number of women actually suffering from sexual dysfunction is more than that. However, due to the socio-cultural taboo of female sexual dysfunction than males, research for diagnosis/treatment of female sexual function has not been actively conducted. Due to insufficient research, the development of diagnosis and treatment is still stagnant, and there is a lack of dedicated medical devices for diagnosing women's sexual arousal reactions, and it is very inconvenient to use. Therefore, there is a difficulty in diagnosing female sexual function and detecting and treating sexual dysfunction.

In addition, conventional female sexual function measuring devices, that is, diagnostic devices, cannot measure the physiological phenomena of women that occur in multiple ways, and some tests are invasive and inaccurate, and tests are performed by inserting a detector (test probe) into the woman's vagina. As it is performed, it causes shame and discomfort to the subject.

In other words, in order to accurately measure the change in blood flow of sexual arousal, that is, sexual arousal reaction, the method in which the test probe is inserted into the vagina of the test subject, that is, in the case of vaginal insertion, the patient's rejection of vaginal insertion and the shape or elasticity of the vagina when inserted The geometrical problems of the body and the effects of vaginitis or vaginal secretions should be considered, and problems such as lack of portability and damage to the mucous membrane of the vaginal wall when used for a long time can be problems.

Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2016-0065590, published on June 9, 2016, fully automatic urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction diagnosis treatment device Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1325581, registered on October 30, 2013, integrated diagnostic treatment device for diagnosis and treatment of urinary incontinence and sexual dysfunction that can be linked with a smartphone

The present invention provides a vulva contact-type pad-type female sexual function diagnostic device capable of measuring hemodynamic changes in the vaginal vestibule or labia, that is, the vulva, which are governed by blood vessels such as the vagina, for diagnosing female sexual function. There is a purpose.

One aspect of the present invention is a vulva contact-type female sexual function diagnostic device for diagnosing female sexual function, comprising: a vulva pad that can be worn in contact with the vulva; And a sensor for diagnosing sexual function installed on the vulva pad.

The vulva pad may be coupled to a feminine sanitary pad or clothes such as underwear in contact with the vulva so as to be disposed on the vulva. To this end, the vulva pad may be configured to be attached to a cloth or a feminine sanitary pad.

More specifically, the vulva pad may be attached to an undergarment, sanitary napkin, or panty liner. In addition, the vulva pad is preferably detachable from a cloth or a feminine sanitary pad.

The vulva pad; And a base pad on which the sensor is mounted, and a pad attachment portion provided on the base pad so as to be attachable to the cloth or feminine sanitary pad. The pad attachment portion; It may be formed locally or entirely on the underside of the base pad.

The pad attachment part may include pad attachment wings provided on left and right sides of the base pad.

In addition, the sensor detects blood flow information of the vulva. More specifically, the sensor may detect blood flow information of at least one of a blood flow rate, oxygen saturation and blood volume in the vulva.

The sensor may sense the temperature of the vulva together with blood flow information of the vulva.

More specifically, the sensor may include a light-emitting unit mounted on the vulva pad to emit diagnostic light toward the vulva and a light-receiving unit for detecting light. The light emitting unit may alternately emit light for diagnosis of different wavelength bands.

In addition, in order to sense the temperature of the vulva, the sensor may further include a temperature sensor mounted on the vulva pad.

The sensor may include a left sensor unit for detecting blood flow information of a left labia and a right sensor unit for detecting blood flow information of a right labia; The left sensor unit and the right sensor unit are mounted on the vulva pad at intervals in the left and right directions.

The left sensor unit includes a light emitting unit mounted on the vulva pad to emit diagnostic light toward the left labia, and a light receiving unit for detecting light.

In addition, the right sensor unit includes a light emitting unit mounted on the vulva pad to emit diagnostic light toward the right labia, and a light receiving unit for detecting light.

Each of the left sensor unit and the right sensor unit may further include a temperature sensor mounted on the vulva pad. In addition, the vulva pad may have a protrusion protruding upward in a region between the left sensor unit and the right sensor unit.

In addition, the pad-type female sexual function diagnosis device may further include a temperature sensor provided on the protrusion.

In addition, the pad-type female sexual function diagnostic device; It may further include a control unit that is connected to the sensor by wire or wirelessly, and includes a data receiving unit for receiving the sexual function diagnosis information input to the sensor by wire or wirelessly.

The device for diagnosing female sexual function according to the present invention has the following advantages.

First, the present invention is a pad-type diagnostic device that is in contact with the labia and the vulva such as the vestibule, which is governed by blood vessels such as the vagina, and thus discomfort or rejection caused by vaginal insertion or damage to the vaginal wall when diagnosing sexual dysfunction. Diagnosis errors due to vaginal discharge can be prevented.

Second, according to the present invention, since it can be easily worn on the vulva through underwear or sanitary pads, and the diagnosis can be performed while wearing clothes, it is easy to install a diagnostic device and detect sexual arousal reaction for diagnosis of sexual function. Can be done.

Third, the female sexual function diagnostic device according to the present invention can measure the temperature of the vulva together with blood flow information of the vulva, for example, hemodynamic changes of the vulva such as blood flow rate, oxygen saturation and blood volume. It becomes possible to diagnose sexual function.

Fourth, the device for diagnosing female sexual function according to the present invention is convenient in portability, and it is possible to accurately diagnose female sexual dysfunction and measure hemodynamic information based on an optical sensor, and can be easily removed from the vagina after the sexual function test is completed. , Sexual function diagnosis can be carried out in a hygienic environment.

Features and advantages of the present invention may be better understood with reference to the drawings described below along with a detailed description of embodiments of the present invention described below, among the drawings:
1 is a perspective view showing a device for diagnosing female sexual function according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 is a perspective view showing a device for diagnosing female sexual function according to another embodiment of the present invention;
3 is a side view of the diagnostic device shown in FIG. 2;
Figure 4 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the female sexual function diagnostic device according to the present invention;
5 is a diagram showing the system configuration of the diagnostic device shown in FIG. 4;
6 is a view schematically showing a connection structure between a vulva pad and a sensor by the diagnostic device shown in FIG. 5;
7 is a perspective view showing a pad-type diagnostic device and a diagnostic control unit shown in FIG. 1; And
8 is a perspective view showing a state in which the pad-type diagnostic device and the diagnostic control unit shown in FIG. 7 are connected;

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention in which the object of the present invention can be realized in detail will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present embodiment, the same name and the same reference numerals are used for the same configuration, and additional descriptions thereof will be omitted below.

First, embodiments of the female sexual function diagnostic device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4. 1 is a perspective view showing a device for diagnosing female sexual function according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a device for diagnosing female sexual function according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a diagnostic tool shown in FIG. Is a side view, and Figure 4 is a block diagram schematically showing the configuration of the female sexual function diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention.

1 to 4, an embodiment of the present invention is a vulva contact-type female sexual function diagnostic device for diagnosing female sexual function, the diagnostic device 100 includes a vulva pad and a sensor 120 for sexual function diagnosis It is composed of.

The vulva pad 110 is a component that can be worn in contact with the vulva, and can be coupled to a pad such as a sanitary pad for women or a sanitary pad for women, such as underwear that contacts the vulva so as to be disposed on the vulva.

To this end, the vulva pad 110 may be configured to be attached to a cloth or a feminine sanitary pad. That is, the vulva pad 110 may be provided in a structure that can be attached to an underwear, a sanitary napkin, or a panty liner. For convenience in diagnosis and use, the vulva pad 110 is preferably detachable from a cloth (inner side of an undergarment) or a feminine sanitary pad.

The diagnostic device according to the present invention is a vulva contact type, not an intravaginal insertion type, and as shown in FIG. 1, the vulva pad 110 is mounted on a sanitary pad type, that is, a sanitary napkin type auxiliary pad 130. It may be provided, or as shown in FIG. 2, the vulva pad 110 itself may be provided in a structure that can be attached to the surface of a panty or sanitary pad.

That is, the diagnostic device 100 according to the present invention may further include an auxiliary pad 130 supporting the vulva pad 110. Accordingly, the structure shown in FIG. 1 itself may be a diagnostic device, that is, a probe for testing according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the diagnostic device shown in FIG. 2 is separately attached to a sanitary napkin to be used in the form shown in FIG. 1. Alternatively, the diagnostic tool shown in FIG. 2 may be directly attached to the inside of the soot.

The vulva pad 110 described above may be made of a silicone material, such as medical silicone or medical polymer material, but the material is not limited, and any material that is harmless to the sound and does not affect the operation of the sensor may be used as the vulva. It can be applied as a material of the pad 110. Medical silicone or medical polymer materials are well known in the medical field, so additional descriptions are omitted.

As described above, the female sexual function diagnostic device 100 according to the present invention is a device for diagnosing female sexual dysfunction and targets the examination of the vulva. In this embodiment, the diagnostic sensor 120 detects a sexual arousal reaction of the vulva.

The vulva (Vulva) is the external reproductive organ of a woman and includes the pubis, the labia majora, the labia minora, the clitoris, the hymen, the urethra, the vaginal vestibule, and the groin (perineum). A lot of fat is distributed under the skin of the vulva, and the vulva protects the internal genitalia from external stimuli and is an area that causes sexual excitement in relation to sexual function.

As described above, the diagnostic sensor 120 is provided on the vulva pad 110 to detect the sexual arousal reaction of the vulva. Therefore, the female sexual function diagnostic device 100 according to the present invention detects a physiological change, that is, a sexual arousal reaction, according to sexual arousal (sexual arousal) of the vulva in a state that is not inserted into the vagina, and determines whether or not sexual dysfunction is impaired based on the result. Used to diagnose. More specifically, the female sexual function diagnostic device 100 according to the present invention targets changes in labia or vaginal vestibule.

The vulva pad 110 includes a base pad 111 on which the sensor is mounted, and a pad attachment portion 112 provided on the base pad. The pad attachment part 112 is more specifically configured to attach the base pad 111 to a cloth or a feminine sanitary pad, or a medium for wearing the vagina, more specifically than the vulva pad.

The pad attachment part 112 is configured to provide adhesion or adhesion to the vulva pad 110, and may be formed locally or entirely on the underside of the base pad 111. For example, the pad attachment part 112 may be implemented by means such as an adhesive, an adhesive, or a double-sided tape.

Although not shown, a protective sheet may be provided on the bottom of the vulva pad 110 to protect the pad attaching part 112, and in use, the pad attaching part 112 is exposed by removing the protective sheet.

Another example of the pad attachment part may be a pad attachment wing 131 provided on the left and right sides of the base pad 111. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, a flexible flexible pad attachment wing 131 may be formed on both sides of the auxiliary pad 130, or the above-described pad attachment wing directly on both sides of the base pad 111 The pad attachment part may be implemented by extending in the left and right directions. The pad attachment wing 131 may employ a structure of a feminine sanitary pad so-called wing-type sanitary napkin. In addition, the adhesive or adhesive pad attachment portion may be formed on the bottom surface of the auxiliary pad 130.

In this embodiment, the diagnostic sensor 120 detects blood flow information of the vulva, that is, a hemodynamic change (physiological change) according to sexual arousal of the vulva. More specifically, the diagnostic sensor 120 detects blood flow information of at least one of a blood flow rate, oxygen saturation, and blood volume, which are parameters of a woman's sexual arousal reaction, and in particular, detects blood flow information in the vulva. Accordingly, the sensor 120 of the pad-type diagnostic device according to the present exemplary embodiment measures a blood flow rate, oxygen saturation and blood volume change of blood flowing through the measurement site, that is, the vulva.

The blood flow rate may be measured by Laser Doppler Flowmetry, or by a technique such as Diffuse Speckle Contrast Analysis. In addition, the oxygen saturation and blood volume may be measured based on photoplethysmography.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the diagnostic sensor 120 measures the blood flow rate, oxygen saturation and blood volume in the vulva. Additionally, the diagnostic sensor 120 may detect the temperature of the vulva together with blood flow information of the vulva.

The diagnostic sensor 120 may have a light-based sensor including a light emitting unit 121 for emitting diagnostic light toward the vulva and a light receiving unit 122 for detecting light. Here, the light emitting part 121 and the light receiving part 122 are installed on the vulva pad 110. The diagnostic light emitted from the light emitting unit 121 is incident on the vulva and then reflected, and the diagnostic light reflected from the blood passing through the vulva, particularly the vulva, is incident on the light receiving unit 122.

In this embodiment, the light emitting unit 121 may alternately emit diagnostic light of different wavelength bands. In addition, in order to sense the temperature of the vulva, a temperature sensor 123 is disposed on the vulva pad 110.

More specifically, the diagnostic sensor 120 includes a left sensor unit 120a for detecting blood flow information on the left labia and a right sensor unit 120b for detecting blood flow information on the right labia. At this time, the left sensor unit 120a and the right sensor unit 120b are mounted on the vulva pad 110 at intervals in the left and right directions, so that the left labia area and the right labia area, more specifically, the left labia majora and the right side Each is placed in the area facing the labia majora.

The left sensor unit 120a includes a light emitting unit 121 for emitting diagnostic light toward the left labia and a light receiving unit 122 for detecting light. In addition, the right sensor unit 120b includes a light emitting unit 121 for emitting diagnostic light toward the right labia and a light receiving unit 122 for detecting light.

In addition, each of the left sensor unit 120a and the right sensor unit 120b may further include a temperature sensor 123. The left sensor unit and the right sensor unit 120b are installed at positions symmetrical with respect to a midline of the vulva pad (a center line bisecting the vulva pad to the left and right).

The vulva pad may have a protrusion 110a protruding upward in a region between the left sensor unit 120a and the right sensor unit 120b. That is, the above-described protrusion 110a may be formed in an intermediate region of the base pad 111, and a temperature sensor 123 may be additionally provided in the protrusion 110a. Although not shown, the above-described light-based sensor, that is, the light-emitting part 121 and the light-receiving part 122 may also be provided in the above-described protrusion 110a.

The protrusion 110a protrudes higher than other portions of the vulva pad 110 in order to detect a sexual arousal reaction with respect to the middle region of the vulva such as the vaginal vestibule or the vaginal inlet or the labia minora or the clitoris, and the protrusion 110a The provided temperature sensor 123 may detect a temperature change in the middle region of the vulva.

The diagnostic sensor 120 may be connected to a control unit 140 that controls the diagnostic sensor 120 by wire or wirelessly and processes diagnostic information, such as blood flow information and temperature information, and the control unit 140 And a data receiving unit for receiving information detected by the diagnostic sensor 120 by wire or wirelessly, and a data processing unit for processing the above-described information.

Meanwhile, since a light source and a photo detector are directly installed on the vulva pad 110, the light source itself may form a light emitting part and the photo detector itself may form a light receiving part. However, since it is difficult to reuse the vulva pad 110 due to contamination or the like, light sources 121a and 121b and a photo detector 122a are independently provided outside the vulva pad 110 for economical efficiency, and the light source (121a, 121b) and the optical detector (122a) is a structure that is connected to the vulva pad 110 by an optical cable, for example, an optical fiber through which an optical signal is transmitted, and a pad-type female sexual function diagnostic device can be implemented. have. In other words, the sensor 120 includes a light source for outputting the diagnostic light to emit diagnostic light toward the vulva, and an optical cable connecting the light source to the vulva pad to form a light emitting part on the vulva pad, It may include a photo detector for receiving the diagnostic light, and an optical cable connecting the photo detector to the vulva pad to form a light receiving part for light detection on the vulva pad. For convenience of explanation, the light source and the When the optical cable connecting the vulva pad is referred to as an optical output cable, and the optical cable connecting the optical detector and the vulva pad is referred to as an optical receiving cable, as will be described later, the optical output cable is a connector provided in the optical output cable. It can be interrupted by (first connector), and the optical receiving cable can be interrupted by a connector (second connector) provided in the optical receiving cable, such examples are illustrated in FIGS. 5 to 8.

5 to 8, examples of the light sources 121a and 121b may include a light emitting diode (LED), for example, a laser diode, and examples of the photodetector 122a may include a photodiode. May be applied, and more specifically, a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) or Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) camera may be applied.

In addition, the light source includes a minimum of two wavelength light sources, that is, at least two light sources 121a and 121b that output light of different wavelengths so that light for diagnosis of different wavelength bands can be emitted from the light emitting unit 121, Each of the light sources 121a and 121b outputs light having different wavelengths to measure hemodynamic changes. As an example of the two-wavelength light source, a light source that outputs different wavelengths (for example, 700 nm to 900 nm) in the near-infrared region, for example, a near-infrared laser diode, may be used.

An optical cable, for example, the above-described optical fiber is connected to the two-wavelength light sources 121a and 121b, respectively, and the optical cables extending from the two-wavelength light sources 121a and 121b are short-circuited by a coupler 121e.

In addition, the optical cables 121c and 121d extending from the coupler 121e, that is, the optical output cables described above, are mounted (connected) to the vulva pad 110, and in this embodiment, the optical cables 121c and 121d are installed on the vulva pad 110. End ports of the cables 121c and 121d form the light emitting portion 121 of the diagnostic sensor 120.

As in the present embodiment, when the diagnostic sensor 120 includes the left sensor unit 120a and the right sensor unit 120b, in order to simplify the structure of the diagnosis system and reduce cost, it is extended from the coupler 121e. The optical output cable is branched to form a two-stranded optical output cable, that is, a branch cable for light emission (121c, 121d; hereinafter referred to as a'light-emitting branch cable'), and each branch cable (121c, 121d), that is, for light emission. A branch cable is mounted (connected) to the vulva pad 110 to form the light emitting part 121 of the left and right sensor parts.

That is, ends of the light-emitting branch cables 121c and 121d fixed to the vulva pad 110 form the light-emitting portions 121 of each sensor unit. In the present embodiment, two light emitting units 121 are formed on the vulva pad 110, but an optical cable that connects the coupler 121e and the vulva pad 110, that is, an optical output cable, is connected to the vulva pad 110. Since the number of light emitting units 121 may be branched, the number of branch cables for light emission is not limited to two. That is, when the optical output cable connecting the light source to the vulva pad is branched, each optical cable that is branched and extended for light emission, that is, the optical output cable is referred to as a branch cable for light emission.

And so that the vulva pad 110 can be used for a single use, the light-emitting branch cables 121c and 121d can be interrupted (disconnected) by a connector, that is, a first connector at an arbitrary portion. 7 shows a state in which the above-described light-emitting branch cables 121c and 121d are disconnected by a first connector, and FIG. 8 shows a state in which the aforementioned light-emitting branch cables 121c and 121d are connected by a first connector. .

Next, the light-receiving cables 122b and 122c are connected to the photodetector 122a, and the light-receiving cables 122b and 122c extending from the photodetector 122a are mounted on the vulva pad 110 (connection ), and the end portions of the light receiving cables 122b and 122c installed on the vulva pad 110 form the light receiving unit 122 of the diagnostic sensor 120.

As described above, when the diagnostic sensor 120 includes the left sensor unit 120a and the right sensor unit 120b, the light receiving cable extending from the photodetector 122a is branched and thus a two-stranded light receiving cable That is, branch cables 122b and 122c for light reception (hereinafter referred to as ``light reception branch cables'') are formed, and each light reception branch cable 122b, 122c is mounted (connected) to the vulva pad 110 The left sensor unit and the right sensor unit light receiving unit 122 are formed.

That is, the ends of the light-receiving branch cables 122b and 122c form the light emitting portions 121 of each sensor unit. In this embodiment, two light-receiving parts 122 are formed on the vulva pad 110, but the light-receiving cable connecting the photo detector 122a and the vulva pad 110 is a light-receiving part 122 provided on the vulva pad. It can be branched as many times as there are. Of course, as many photo detectors as the number of the light receiving units 122 are provided, each photo detector 122a may be connected to each of the light receiving units 122. That is, when the optical receiving cable connecting the photodetector to the vulva pad is branched, each optical cable that is branched and extended for optical reception, that is, each optical receiving cable, is referred to as an optical receiving branched cable.

In addition, the light receiving cables 122b and 122c may be interrupted by a second connector at an arbitrary portion so that the vulva pad 110 can be used for a single use. Therefore, when the use of the pad-type diagnostic device 100 according to the present embodiment is completed, the light-emitting branch cables 121c and 121d and the light-receiving branch cables 122b and 122c are disconnected as shown in FIG. , 121b) and the photodetector 122a may be reused, and the vulva pad 110 may be discarded. In conclusion, the light output cable is branched to form a light-emitting branch cable, the light-emitting branch cable is intermittent by the first connector and is connected to the vulva pad for light emission, and the light-receiving cable is branched. Thus, it can be seen that the light-receiving branched cable is formed, and the light-receiving branched cable is intercepted by the second connector and is connected to the vulva pad for light reception.

In addition, the sensor 120 forms a left sensor unit 120a for detecting blood flow information on the left labia and a right sensor unit 120b for detecting blood flow information on the right labia, and the left sensor unit 120a It can be seen that the and right sensor units 120b are formed on the left and right portions of the vulva pad at intervals in the left and right directions.

That is, the light emitting part 121 and the light receiving part 122 are provided at each of the left and right sensor parts, and the light emitting part of the left sensor part is installed on the left side of the vulva pad to emit diagnostic light toward the left labia. In addition, a female sexual function diagnosis device having a structure installed on the right side of the vulva pad may be implemented so that the light emitting part of the right sensor part emits light for diagnosis toward the right labia.

The temperature sensors 123 may transmit temperature information to the control unit 140 by wire or wirelessly. For example, the temperature sensors 123 are each controlled by a signal line 123a that transmits temperature information. It may be intermittently connected to the unit 140. A temperature indicator 123b is connected to the signal line 123a to display the temperature of each part.

The information obtained from the photo detector 122a and the temperature sensor 123 may be input/stored in the control unit 140 by wire or wirelessly, and processed by the control unit 140 to display a display screen or a printer, etc. It can be output by the output device of.

Using the above-described light sources 121a and 121b and the photodetector 122a, the blood flow rate can be measured by a diffusion speckle contrast analysis method, and oxygen saturation can be determined using the light sources 121a and 121b and the photodetector 122a. A method of measuring is known, and a change in blood volume can also be obtained by measuring the concentration of oxidation/reduction hemoglobin using a known technique, for example, a modified (modified) Beer-Lamberts law.

As described above, a preferred embodiment according to the present invention has been examined, and the fact that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without departing from its spirit or scope other than the above-described embodiments is known to those skilled in the art. It is self-evident to them.

Therefore, the above-described embodiments should be regarded as illustrative rather than restrictive, and accordingly, the present invention is not limited to the above description and may be changed within the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereof.

100: pad-type female sexual function diagnostic device
110: vulva pad 111: base pad
112: pad attachment portion 121: light emitting portion
121a, 121b: light source 121c, 121d: optical cable
122: light receiving unit 122a: photodetector
123: temperature sensor 130: auxiliary pad
140: control unit

Claims (7)

As a vulvar contact pad type female sexual function diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of female sexual function:
A vulva pad that can be worn in contact with the vulva; And
And a sensor for diagnosing sexual function installed on the vulva pad;
The sensor,
A light source that outputs the diagnostic light to emit diagnostic light toward the vulva, and is provided outside the vulva pad,
An optical output cable connecting the light source to the vulva pad to form a light emitting portion on the vulva pad,
In order to receive the diagnostic light, a photo detector provided outside the vulva pad,
A light-receiving cable connecting the photo-detector to the vulva pad to form a light-receiving part for light detection on the vulva pad;
The optical output cable may be intermittently interrupted by a first connector provided in the optical output cable;
The light-receiving cable can be interrupted by a second connector provided in the light-receiving cable;
The sensor includes a left sensor part for detecting blood flow information of a left labia and a right sensor part for detecting blood flow information of a right labia; The left sensor unit and the right sensor unit are formed at left and right portions of the vulva pad at intervals in the left and right directions;
The vulva pad has a protrusion protruding upward in a region between the left sensor unit and the right sensor unit;
Each of the left sensor unit and the right sensor unit is provided with the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit; The light emitting part of the left sensor part is installed on the left part of the vulva pad to emit light for diagnosis toward the left labia; The light emitting part of the right sensor part is installed on the right side of the vulva pad to emit light for diagnosis toward the right labia;
The protruding portion is provided with a temperature sensor for detecting a sexual arousal reaction with respect to the middle region of the vulva. The method of claim 1,
The vulva pad is a pad-type female sexual function diagnostic device, characterized in that it is detachable to a cloth or a feminine sanitary pad. The method of claim 1,
The optical output cable is branched to form a branched cable for light emission; The light-emitting branch cable is intermittently intermittent by the first connector and is connected to the vulva pad for light emission;
The light-receiving cable is branched to form a light-receiving branched cable; The light-receiving branch cable is intermittent through the second connector and is connected to the vulva pad for light reception. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A pad-type female sexual function diagnostic device, characterized in that a temperature sensor is provided in the left sensor unit and the right sensor unit, respectively. delete delete delete

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