KR20010067637A - Electrode for device to treat medically ur inary stress - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An electrode for treating urinary incontinence is provided to maximize the treatment effect of the urinary incontinence by changing the structure of the typical electrode of the urinary incontinence treatment apparatus to conform to the anatomical structure of women. CONSTITUTION: The electrode for treating the urinary incontinence is comprised of a conical body(1), a weight adjustment member, and an electrode member(2). The conical body is made of non-conductive silicon or polystyrene, and the top part of the conical body is formed in a hemispherical shape to facilitate the insertion thereof into a vaginal canal of uterus. The weight adjustment member made of a material selected of lead and stainless steel, and an upper connection part are disposed in the upper part of the conical body to allow the conical body to move according to the gravity. A lower connection part and the electrode member made of conductive metal or conductive plastic are disposed in the lower part of the conical body. The electrode member has a hemispherical part toward pubic bone and coccygeal bone. A conductive member having an inner battery is projected from the any side of the electrode member to stimulate pelvic muscle.

Description

Electrode for device to treat medically ur inary stress}

The present invention is to provide a principle and technology of the present invention for the purpose of treating urinary incontinence and vaginal relaxation in women due to childbirth and menopause. In general, physical changes vary due to reduced estrogen during childbirth and menopause, but incontinence is the most common. Urinary incontinence can be categorized into urge incontinence and stress incontinence.

The urge urinary incontinence is a phenomenon of wet underwear, irrespective of one's own will occur when going to the bathroom or when you hear the sound of the water is caused by nerve damage. Treatment methods include medication and electric stimulation.

The stress urinary incontinence is urinary incontinence that occurs when abdominal pressure is applied when sneezing, skipping rope, and laughing. The cause of this is the severe traction of the pelvic muscles by the fetus's head during childbirth, which causes denervation damage due to the tension applied to the nerves that control the muscles as well as the muscles themselves. Treatment methods can be divided into pelvic muscle exercises and electrical stimulation. Symptoms of the stress incontinence depending on the degree but can be classified as follows. The first stage occurs when abdominal pressure is applied, such as when you sneeze or laugh. The second stage does not occur in small physical movements, such as when you stand up. The third stage always occurs in standing position. There was a non-surgical method as an appropriate treatment method according to the symptoms of the first and second stages.

The method was developed by Kegel in 1948. It is a Kegel exercise that prevents and treats urinary incontinence by increasing the occlusion force of the urethra through contraction and relaxation of the pelvic muscles that surround and support the vagina, urethra, and anus around 100-200 times a day. Has been using.

In addition, the incontinence treatment device developed by Mr. Plevnik in 1985 is inserted into the vagina in a conical position, and the patient detects that the device is slipping by gravity and contracts the pelvic muscles without falling out.

In addition, the electrical stimulation treatment device is inserted into the vagina while lying in a hemispherical linear form to stimulate the pelvic muscles at regular sizes and intervals.

However, the Kegel exercise method takes a long time to obtain the effect of the effective pelvic muscle exercise in a conventional way, and it is quite difficult to accurately exercise the pelvic muscle. In other words, the abdominal muscles or buttocks muscles are often contracted instead of the pelvic muscles, so it is impossible to measure the pelvic muscles objectively.

In addition, the device developed by Mr. Plevnik cannot contract arbitrarily when the pelvic muscles are completely ruptured. In addition, the anatomical structure is inclined at about 60 ° in the urethra, which prevents the instrument from slipping in the vagina and stops without slipping in the tailbone area.

In addition, the electro-stimulation treatment device is a plurality of electrode members arranged at regular intervals in the straight body to stimulate the entire vagina, the fatigue of the muscle easily occurs, the stimulation effect on the pelvic muscles is less. In other words, the position of the pelvic muscles (bone, coccyx) is located about 3 cm to 4 cm into the vagina from the vulva, but the arrangement of the plurality of electrode members is always fixed so that the number of electrode members must be large. In other words, the treatment of urinary incontinence is to strengthen the pelvic muscles (bone, coccyx).

Therefore, Plebnik's conical incontinence treatment device cannot be adapted to the anatomical structure and the position of the electrode member of the electrode for straight incontinence treatment device does not change depending on the structure of the vagina. It is to improve the treatment effect by improving the case where it is not located and improving the electrode for urinary incontinence treatment device according to anatomical structure.

1 is a perspective view showing an electrode for an incontinence treatment device according to the present invention

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing the electrode for incontinence treatment device according to the present invention

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1. Body 2. Electrode member

3. Guide 4. Scale

5. Measuring ring 6. Hole

7. Fiber 8. Clip

9. Receiver 10. Weight control unit

11. Upper Connection 12. Lower Connection

13. Kit cover 14. Conductive member

15. Kit board 16. Copper plate

17. Traffic line 18. Horizontal groove

19. Vertical Groove 20. Battery

21. Control part

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

1 to 2, the electrode for urinary incontinence treatment apparatus according to the present invention is formed of a non-conductive material and the inside of the body 1 having a conical shape is provided with a weight control unit 10 and the cone of the body 1 It includes an electrode member (2) made of a conductive member having a resistance of a predetermined size disposed on any one side. The body 1 is formed of non-conductive silicon, polystyrene, and the like to facilitate insertion into the vagina, and the tip portion is formed in a hemispherical shape, and the upper inside of the body 1 is made of lead, copper, stainless steel, etc. ) And the upper connecting portion 11 and the lower portion is a conical portion, the lower connecting portion 12 and the protruding or flat electrode member 2 may be formed of a conductive metal or a conductive plastic. The electrode member 2 has the hemispherical shape in the pubic direction and the coccyx direction as shown in FIG. It may include a conducting member 14 provided on one side of the electrode member 2 to transmit a current appearing on the surface of the electrode member 2 and the current delivered to the battery 20 therein. have. The conductive member 14 is formed on a protrusion formed integrally with the electrode member 2 on one side of the freezing side and may be connected to the battery 20. In addition, the interior provided at the end of the body 1 may include a guide 3 including a copper wire 17. The guide 3 is formed of silicone and polystyrene so as to adapt to the anatomical structure, and thus has elasticity but no elasticity. In addition, the guide 3 is provided with four protruding scales 4 at a distance of 0.5 cm on one axial surface, and moves up and down using the vertical grooves 19 along the scales 4 and the horizontal grooves 18. The fiber connected to the handle (8) and the measuring ring (5) for supporting the insertion depth of the body (1) and the clip (8) which prevents the instrument from being separated from the human body by rotating 180 ° along the 7) is provided with a hole 6 for fixing. Receives a signal from the control unit 21 at the end of the guide (3) is transmitted to the kit plate pcb (15) provided in the cone of the body (1) through the copper wire 17 of the center of the guide (3) The receiver 9 is provided.

As described above, the present invention is configured to be inserted at intervals of 0.5 cm according to the anatomical structure of the female and the electrode member 3 at a constant size and interval in the pelvic muscle (bone, coccyx) located at the cone of the body 1 moving according to gravity. ) Stimulates the pelvic muscles and acts as a sliding mechanism (1) as an active mechanism and a passive mechanism to treat urinary incontinence by reinforcing high-speed spasm muscle fibers and low-speed spasm muscle fibers of the pelvic muscles.

Claims (6)

Its length is 4 ± 0.4cm and the inside is made of lead, stainless steel, and selected materials, and the outer shell is made of silicon or polystyrene, and the upper part is made of hemispherical to cylindrical part and conical part and combined with upper connection part and lower connection part. Electrode for incontinence treatment device characterized in that it comprises a cone The urinary incontinence treatment device according to claim 1, comprising two electrode members horizontally or vertically with a conductive metal or plastic in the direction of the pubic bone and the coccyx, and a conductive member protruding on one side of the electrode member. The urinary incontinence treatment device electrode according to claim 1, comprising a battery and a kit plate (pcb) connected to the conductive member at the cone and transmitting current at a predetermined size and interval. The urinary incontinence treatment according to claim 1, wherein the bottom of the cone has a length of 6 cm and is made of elastic silicone or polystyrene, and the center inner part includes four protruding graduations with a copper line and 0.5 cm interval on one axial surface of the outer diameter. Instrument The incontinence treatment device electrode of claim 4, further comprising a receiver configured to receive a signal from an external controller at a lower end of the guide and transmit the signal to a kit plate through a copper wire. According to claim 4 to move up and down by using a vertical groove along the scale of the guide outer diameter and to rotate the 180 ° along the horizontal groove to fix the fiber connected to the measuring ring to insert into the pubis, coccyx and the clip to the user's top Urinary incontinence treatment electrode with holes