WO2010062292A1 - Dispositif d'exercice manuel pour tonifier et tendre des tissus flasques qui entourent une voie respiratoire - Google Patents

Dispositif d'exercice manuel pour tonifier et tendre des tissus flasques qui entourent une voie respiratoire Download PDF

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WO2010062292A1
WO2010062292A1 PCT/US2008/085058 US2008085058W WO2010062292A1 WO 2010062292 A1 WO2010062292 A1 WO 2010062292A1 US 2008085058 W US2008085058 W US 2008085058W WO 2010062292 A1 WO2010062292 A1 WO 2010062292A1
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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
    • A63B23/18—Exercising apparatus specially adapted for particular parts of the body for improving respiratory function
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A63—SPORTS; GAMES; AMUSEMENTS
    • A63B—APPARATUS FOR PHYSICAL TRAINING, GYMNASTICS, SWIMMING, CLIMBING, OR FENCING; BALL GAMES; TRAINING EQUIPMENT
    • A63B21/00—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices
    • A63B21/008—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices using hydraulic or pneumatic force-resisters
    • A63B21/0085—Exercising apparatus for developing or strengthening the muscles or joints of the body by working against a counterforce, with or without measuring devices using hydraulic or pneumatic force-resisters using pneumatic force-resisters

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  • the primary object of the invention is to provide a non-invasive physical exercise approach to alleviate flaccid tissue obstructions along a human airway.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide an alternative to the routine application of lubricants to the flaccid tissue of the soft palate, uvula and surface tissue at the back of the throat in preparation for sleep.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a means through which to tone and tighten tissue associated with OSA beneficial to people intolerable to CPAP therapy.
  • a manual exercise device for toning and tightening flaccid tissue surrounding an airway U-Firm
  • a hard-plastic, hollow spherical bulb that has threaded open necks at opposite ends; a plastic mouthpiece with threaded cap at one end of corresponding shape and size of the top larger open neck of the hollow bulb; a soft-rubber check-value of the circumference compatible with the inner-perimeter of the larger of two open necks to allow for insertion of the check-valve; an open-faced plastic cap, threaded on its inner-surface and of a corresponding size and shape of the smaller of two open necks of the hollow bulb; a soft-plastic solid washer with a minuscule hole at its exact center.
  • This soft-plastic washer is of circumference corresponding with that of the inner-perimeter of the underside of the face of the open-faced threaded cap.
  • the present invention is intended to affect a repetitious, manual exercise by creating and maintaining a self-sustained vacuum within the hard-plastic hollow bulb. Slow dissipation of this vacuum results from seepage of air into the bulb through the minuscule hole at the center of the soft-plastic washer, secured in position by the open-faced cap, providing an otherwise airtight seal over the open neck.
  • the continuous drawing of puffs of air through the mouthpiece increases the force of the vacuum depleted by seepage of air.
  • the soft-rubber check-valve is drawn shut by the sustained vacuum, opening only when puffs of air are drawn by the user.
  • the series of events required to maintain the vacuum flexes and relaxes flaccid musculature and tissue, thus alleviating obstructive tissue by toning and lifting it out of the airway.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention transparently depicting total assembly.
  • Figure 2 is a non-transparent, full assembly of the invention .
  • Figure 3 is an exploded view of the invention, disassembled.
  • Figure 4 is a section view of the invention, fully assembled.
  • Figure 5 is a transparent view, from multiple angles, of invention's mouthpiece.
  • Figure 6 shows the threaded bottom open neck and corresponding open-faced cap.
  • Figure 7 is a partial section view and bottom view of the invention's combination mouthpiece and top cap.
  • Figure 8 is a section view of the bulb and open neck at either end, with transparent threads.
  • Figure 9 shows a partial section view of the bulb revealing its hollow interior.
  • Figure 10 shows a section view of the top threaded neck, as well as the underside of the corresponding mouthpiece cap.
  • Figure 11 shows the top threaded neck and outer edge of the top open neck.
  • Figure 12 shows front, side and bottom views of invention's check-valve.
  • Figure 13 shows 3-step insertion of the check-valve down into the top open neck, as well as all-angle views of the valve.
  • Figure 14 shows the bottom open-faced cap in traparency, as well as the inside of the cap.
  • Figure 15 is a side view and section view of the bottom cap, and top and bottom view of same, as well as side and top views of the washer with minuscule hole.
  • Figures 16 and 17 are views of the solid washer with minuscule hole at its center.
  • Figure 18 shows a "user" of the invention with the mouthpiece in place, in preparation for use.
  • Figure 19 shows a section view of a human mouth, lips and airway, and an open mouth revealing the uvula and other potentially flaccid tissue.
  • Figure 20 shows the invention's mouthpiece positioned for use indicating trajectory of air.
  • Invention 100 as shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3, is comprised of five separate components including a hollow 40 hard plastic spherical bulb 50; a combination mouthpiece 49 and threaded cap 31; a soft rubber check-valve 25, 29, 43, 44, 45; a soft-plastic solid washer 41 with a minuscule hole 24 at its exact center, and an open-faced 32 threaded cap 42.
  • Figures 8 and 9 show the hard-plastic spherical bulb 50 and its entirely hollow interior 40. At one end of the bulb 50 is a protruding open-end neck with threads on its outward-facing surface 47, as shown in Figure 10. At the opposite end of the bulb 50 is 'a second smaller open-end neck with an outward-facing threaded surface 46, as shown in Figure 10.
  • Figures 14 and 15 show the open-faced 32 threaded 28 cap 42 which is designed so as to allow the threaded 28 inner-surface to correspond with the outward-facing threaded surface of the smaller of two open necks 46.
  • Figures 16 and 17 show the soft-plastic, solid washer 41 with a minuscule hole 24 at its center.
  • the circumference of the washer 41 is compatible with the perimeter of the inside surface 27 of the open-face 32 cap 42.
  • a rim 26 along the edge of the open face secures the washer 41 in place by turning the cap 42 clockwise and down onto the corresponding outward facing threads of the open neck 46, at the bottom end of the bulb 50.
  • the soft-rubber check-valve 25, 29, 43, 44, 45 is form-fitted to slide down into the larger open neck 47, as shown in Figure 13, a, b, and c.
  • This check-valve is inserted open-end 29 first, until protruding lip 25 sits flush against the surface 24 of the open neck 47.
  • the check-valve 25, 29, 43, 44, 45 has a solid rubber body 45 with a hollow channel 2_9 at its center that runs its entire length.
  • a protruding soft-rubber, 2-sided flap 43 is positioned directly above and in line with the hollow channel 29.
  • the rubber lip 25 serves as an airtight washer and seal, when the threaded cap 31 of the mouthpiece 49 is turned clockwise down onto the threaded open neck 47 at the top end of the bulb 50.
  • Lips 39 form a seal around the entire open end 30.
  • user begins to draw puffs of air through the open end 30 of the mouthpiece 49. Air is drawn from within the hollow 40 bulb 50 where it travels through the hollow channel 29 of the check-valve's body 45, where the air then passes through the soft-rubber flap-seal 43. Air passing through the flap-seal 43 continues on through the hollow 23 mouthpiece 49 where it exits the open end 30 of the mouthpiece 49, and enters the users mouth 21, as shown in Figures 19 and 20. Drawn air is then expelled out through the user's nostrils 38. As air is extracted from within the hollow 40 bulb 50, a vacuum begins to occur.
  • the minuscule hole 34 at the center of the soft-plastic washer 41 shown in Figures 4, 15, 16, and 17, positioned beneath the bottom cap 42, allows for a constant but gradual seepage of air into the hollow 40 interior of the bulb 50, slowly dissipating the force of the vacuum, otherwise trapped within the bulb 50. This dissipation of the force of the vacuum is replenished by the user's continued drawing of air through the embodiment of the invention 100 and into his or her mouth 21.
  • the continuous repetitious recreation of the depleting vacuum contained within the bulb 50 achieves the object of manually exercising flaccid tissues surrounding an airway 36, thus providing a means through which to tone and tighten tissue which can be responsible for obstructing an airway 36.

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Abstract

L'invention est relative à un dispositif d'exercice manuel, comprenant une combinaison d'embouchure et de coiffe supérieure, un clapet de retenue en caoutchouc mou, un globe sphérique creux en plastique dur, et une rondelle en plastique souple comportant un trou minuscule en son centre et maintenue en position par une coiffe à face ouverte. Un mode de réalisation préféré offre à un utilisateur un moyen grâce auquel ce dernier est capable de créer manuellement et de maintenir un vide qui s'épuise lentement à l'intérieur dudit globe en plastique dur, exerçant les tissus flasques et la musculature dans le procédé.
PCT/US2008/085058 2008-11-28 2008-11-28 Dispositif d'exercice manuel pour tonifier et tendre des tissus flasques qui entourent une voie respiratoire WO2010062292A1 (fr)

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