WO2004075969A1 - Exerciseur des muscles du perinee - Google Patents

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WO2004075969A1
WO2004075969A1 PCT/US2003/005341 US0305341W WO2004075969A1 WO 2004075969 A1 WO2004075969 A1 WO 2004075969A1 US 0305341 W US0305341 W US 0305341W WO 2004075969 A1 WO2004075969 A1 WO 2004075969A1
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intra
vaginal
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vaginal portion
pelvic floor
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Yvonne Russell
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B23/00—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body
    • A63B23/20—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body for vaginal muscles or other sphincter-type muscles

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for exercising pelvic floor muscles. More particularly, the present invention relates to an apparatus for exercising pelvic floor muscles that allows for constant resistance and feedback to the user.
  • Another shortcoming of the devices of the present invention is that in certain circumstances, such as partial paralysis, the user is not capable or does not desire to use the device in a manner which allows for the application of force due to gravity. That is to say, in the devices relying on gravity as the force inducer the device must be generally aligned so that the extra-vaginal portion of the device can be aligned in a generally perpendicular direction so that gravity may take effect. Such devices, therefore, do not allow for use in a prone position because in a prone position the device is not aligned such that gravity may provide direct force.
  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for exercising pelvic floor muscles with oppositional force.
  • the apparatus for exercising pelvic floor muscles comprises an exerciser having an intra-vaginal section and an extra- vaginal section, the sections being connected by a shaft.
  • the intra-vaginal section is generally smooth and oblong shaped and is made typically of an inert material resistant to bacterial and fungal growth such as a suitable plastic, thermoplastic, latex or like material.
  • the shaft is rigid or semi-rigid, resilient and similarly made of an inert material resistant to bacterial and fungal growth.
  • the extra-vaginal portion is ergonomically shaped so that the user may grasp it firmly.
  • the device is operated by insertion of the intra-vaginal portion into the vagina of the user, contraction of the pelvic floor muscles by the user around such intra-vaginal portion and application of force by the user against such muscles along an axis which upon muscle failure would result in extraction of the device from the user's vagina.
  • FIG. 1 is a view of a first embodiment of the exercise apparatus in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a side view of the embodiment described in figure 1.
  • FIG. 3 is a view of a second embodiment of the exercise apparatus in accordance with the present invention.
  • FIGS. 4A, 4B AND 4C illustrate three alternative embodiments of the handle of the apparatus shown in FIG. 1.
  • the present invention is an apparatus for exercising the pelvic floor muscles.
  • Said apparatus 10 comprises an intra-vaginal portion 2, a shaft 4 connected thereto and a extra- vaginal grasping means 6 connected the opposite end of said shaft 4.
  • Said intra-vaginal portion 2 is generally spherically shaped.
  • Apparatus 10 has, preferably, a radius of approximately 1.25 inches for the small size, 1.625 inches for the medium size and 2.125 inches for the large size. It is understood that other size intra- vaginal portion 2 may be used as long as they are of a sufficient size to permit the user to squeeze her pelvic floor muscles around said intra-vaginal portion and resist thereby a force applied in a manner and along an axis that upon muscle failure would result in the intra-vaginal portion 2 being removed from the vaginal canal.
  • the intra-vaginal portion 2 is preferably made of an inert, easy to clean material which resists bacterial and/or fungal growth thereon thereby eliminating risk of infection to the user.
  • Suitable materials for said intra-vaginal portion 2 include, but are not limited to, Nylon, other plastics, thermoplastics, latex rubber and other inert rubbers and the like.
  • the shaft 4 is a rigid or semi-rigid shaft that is attached at its proximal end to said intra-vaginal portion 2 and connects the intra-vaginal portion 2 with the extra- vaginal grasping means 6 and similarly made of an inert, easy to clean material which resists bacterial and/or fungal growth in order to eliminate the risk of infection to the user.
  • Suitable materials for said shaft 4 include, but are not limited to, Nylon, other plastics, thermoplastics, latex rubber and other inert rubbers and the like.
  • Said shaft 4 is preferably, approximately 4 inches long but may be any length so long as there is sufficient distance between said intra-vaginal portion 2 and said extra-vaginal grasping means 6 to allow the user to place said intra-vaginal portion 2 within the vaginal canal while permitting said extra-vaginal grasping means to be readily accessible to the user and outside said vaginal canal.
  • the extra- aginal grasping means 6 is attached to the distal end of said shaft 4.
  • the grasping means of the present invention may be any device that allows a user to grasp said extra-vaginal grasping means 6 firmly.
  • Such means for grasping include but are not limited to the grasping means depicted in figure 1 wherein the extra-vaginal grasping means 6 contains a dimpled concave area 8 that permits grasping by the users thumb in apposition to the users index finger.
  • Additional grasping means shown in figures 4A, 4B, and 4C that are also useful in the practice of the invention include a hook 6', a ring 6", a T-shaped grasping means 6'", respectively.
  • said intra-vaginal portion 2 is oblong shaped with the insertion end 12 located at the distal side of said intra-vaginal portion 2.
  • said insertion end 12 is tapered to enhance ease of insertion into the vaginal canal.
  • the maximal radius of said intra-vaginal portion 2 is as described above in relation to the apparatus described in figure 1.
  • the apparatuses described above are used by inserting said intra-vaginal portion 2 into the vaginal canal where the user then contracts her pelvic floor muscles around said intra-vaginal portion.
  • Optimal exercise is achieved by the user at some point immediately prior to muscle failure which we define as release of the device from within the vagina.
  • the amount of force required to achieve failure varies in relationship to muscle strength and tone.
  • the point of failure will vary in relation to muscle fatigue.
  • the user grasps said extra-vaginal grasping means 6 and applies force in a direction parallel to said shaft 4 so as to attempt to remove said intra-vaginal portion 2 from said vaginal canal.
  • the apparatuses of the present invention permit the user to exert maximal pressure which is defined as the maximum amount of pressure that can be applied prior to muscle failure or the overcoming of the resistance provided by the user by contraction of said pelvic floor muscles around said intra-vaginal portion 2 resulting in the extraction of said intra-vaginal portion 2 from said vaginal canal.
  • maximal pressure is defined as the maximum amount of pressure that can be applied prior to muscle failure or the overcoming of the resistance provided by the user by contraction of said pelvic floor muscles around said intra-vaginal portion 2 resulting in the extraction of said intra-vaginal portion 2 from said vaginal canal.

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Cette invention se rapporte à un appareil (10) pour exercer les muscles du périnée, qui permet à l'utilisatrice de régler la force contre laquelle elle doit pousser, afin de maximiser l'effet de l'exercice. Cet appareil (10) comprend un axe (4) comportant une extrémité proximale et une extrémité distale. A l'extrémité proximale de cette axe est fixée une partie intravaginale (2) conçue pour permettre à l'utilisatrice de contracter les muscles du périnée en appui contre celle-ci, et à l'extrémité distale dudit axe est fixée une poignée (6) que l'utilisatrice saisit pour appliquer une force variable, de façon à maximiser la force contre laquelle doivent résister les muscles contractés du périnée.
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US4106489A (en) * 1976-11-16 1978-08-15 Martin Kenneth W Device to strengthen muscles
US4574791A (en) * 1984-01-27 1986-03-11 Mitchener Milton J R Muscle-toning device
USD447563S1 (en) * 2000-05-17 2001-09-04 Daniel S. Stein Compressible pelvic floor muscle exerciser

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US10022293B2 (en) 2014-09-13 2018-07-17 Standard Innovation Corporation Devices and methods for sexual wellness
ES2668722A1 (es) * 2016-11-18 2018-05-21 Universitat Politécnica de Catalunya Bola desmontable para uso terapéutico

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