WO2018177485A1

WO2018177485A1 - Method for stimulating a part of the body or a limb

Info

Publication number: WO2018177485A1
Application number: PCT/DE2018/200031
Authority: WO
Inventors: Markus Bingel
Original assignee: Markus Bingel
Priority date: 2017-03-28
Filing date: 2018-03-27
Publication date: 2018-10-04
Also published as: DE102017205256A1

Abstract

The invention relates to a method for stimulating a part of the body or a limb, in which a liquid is circulated along the body part or limb, the direction of the liquid being repeatedly reversed. The invention also relates to a device for stimulating a body part or a limb, particularly for applying the method, comprising a receiving part (2) into which the body part or limb can be inserted through a first opening (7) provided on a first end (4) of the receiving part (2), sealing means being provided for sealing the body part or limb inserted into the receiving part (2) in relation to the first opening (7), and the receiving part (2) has a first inlet/outlet connection (6) for the inflow or outflow of a liquid flowing through the receiving part (2), and a second inlet/outlet connection (13) for the inflow or outflow of the liquid.

Description

description

The invention relates to a method for stimulating a body part or a limb, in particular of the male limb, as well as a device for stimulating a body part or a limb, in particular of the male limb. [02] In the prior art, it is known, for example, to manually stimulate body parts, so as to promote the blood circulation there or even to stimulate only emotionally. It may also be necessary in case of impaired circulation or obstruction of the lymphatic drain to stimulate this by appropriate stimulation. For this rhythmic, circular and pumping movements are suitable.

[03] However, manual stimulation is expensive and, moreover, can only take place by appropriately trained persons and therefore usually in a practice. However, it would be desirable to allow such stimulation, even at short intervals, if necessary, to be able to carry it out in a simple manner without outside help.

[04] It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method for stimulating a body part or limb, in particular the male limb, and a corresponding device for stimulating a body part or a limb, by means of which a user can be unaided in the It is possible to mulation of a body part, for example, a limb of the body to perform.

[05] According to the invention, this object is achieved by a method for stimulating a body part or a limb, in particular the male member, having the features according to claim 1 and by a device for stimulating a body part or limb, in particular the male limb, with the features according to FIG Claim 3 solved. Advantageous developments are defined in the respective dependent claims. [06] Accordingly, according to the present invention there is provided a method of stimulating a body part or limb, in particular the male limb, in which the body part or limb is subjected to fluid flow along the body part or the limb, the direction of which is repeatedly reversed , By means of the method according to the invention can be achieved in a simple manner, for example, a promotion of blood circulation of the body part or the limb or an improvement of the lymph drainage, which is effected by the repeated reversal of direction of the liquid flow by the flow alternately in the one and subsequently in the other direction.

[07] The method according to the invention is particularly advantageous for stimulating the male member. Manual stimulation by appropriately trained personnel is not required; the stimulation by means of the method according to the invention can be carried out at home without outside help.

[08] The fluid flow which flows around the body part or the limb can in this case be longitudinally, ie along the longitudinal direction. Axis of the body part, or alternatively according to a further embodiment also run helically, depending on the application of the method.

[09] Preferably, the liquid circulating the body part or the limb is tempered, in particular tempered water, so that an even better stimulation can be achieved.

The inventive method can be further increased by the fact that the liquid flow is generated with the simultaneous application of a suction and a pressure. It is particularly advantageous if the liquid flow is generated isovolumetrically, ie with a constant volume, since then the process can be used in a quasi-closed system application, without having to be added or removed liquid. By pulsing the liquid, this effect can be increased even more. Moreover, according to the invention, there is provided a device for stimulating a body part or a limb, in particular for stimulating the male limb, and in particular for applying the above-mentioned method, comprising a receiving part into which the body part or the limb is inserted provided at a first end of the receiving part, the first opening is insertable, wherein sealing means are provided which seal the introduced into the receiving part of the body part or the limb opposite the first opening, and the receiving part a first inlet / outlet port for admitting or discharging a Receiving portion flowing through liquid and a second inlet / outlet port for admitting or discharging the liquid. The device according to the invention provides the advantages already explained above in connection with the method according to the invention and in particular allows a user to effectively stimulate / treat a limb or a body part in a simple way to perform without assistance.

[12] According to a preferred embodiment, the receiving part has a substantially cylindrical main body which is formed tapering at a second end, wherein the first inlet / outlet port is provided at the second end.

[13] According to a further preferred embodiment, an elastic membrane is provided at the opening provided at the first end with a substantially centrally provided membrane opening as a sealing means. Alternatively or additionally, a plurality of flower-like arranged tongues may be formed, which are circumferentially arranged and flexible, so that a central opening is given, which is designed larger or smaller depending on the deflection of the tongues.

[14] Preferably, a pressure source is provided which is line-connected with at least one of the inlet / outlet connections, optionally with the interposition of a switching valve.

[15] According to one embodiment, the pressure source can be designed as a centrifugal pump, wherein the direction reversal of the liquid flow is effected either by the centrifugal pump itself or by a corresponding valve arrangement. If, which is advantageous, two centrifugal pumps are used, each of which a pipe circuit is assigned, then can be done by appropriate interconnection of these pumps and the pipe circuits a particularly effective and rapid reversal of direction of the currents, as described in more detail. [1 6] According to a further preferred embodiment, the pressure source can be designed as a displacer, in particular a piston pump, wherein the direction reversal of the liquid flow by stroke reversal and by the fact that the piston pump is doubly effective, because a part of the liquid is in this case on one side squeezed out through the piston and on the other side this liquid part flows in again and vice versa. It is therefore provided according to a preferred embodiment of the invention, a suction source which is connected to at least one of the inlet / outlet ports, which is not connected to the pressure source. It is thus advantageous for one of the connections to be connected to one side of the piston pump and the other connection to the other side of the piston pump, whereby at the same time the suction and pressure effect of the piston pump is utilized. This arrangement also has the advantage that it can operate isovolumetrically, ie, it does not require the supply or removal of liquid, if necessary a compensating vessel can be provided. In addition, however, no measures are to be taken which are to be provided in the stimulation treatment for the supply or discharge of liquid. [1 7] Furthermore, it is advantageous if the flow through the receiving part is reversible and that the frequency of the flow reversal via a control device is adjustable.

[18] Preferably, the frequency of the flow reversal is coupled to a switching signal of a TV set or a DVD player, in particular synchronizable with this, possibly using virtual reality glasses.

[19] According to yet another preferred embodiment, an annular, preferably toroidal bead is provided at the first end of the receiving part, which has a multiplicity of bead openings. gene, to which respectively elastically formed and preferably vacuum-pressure-resistant hoses are connected, which each open into the inlet / outlet port. Preferably, the annular bead of the receiving part simultaneously acts as a seal of the device. This bead is preferably formed of a soft elastic material with a pleasant feel.

Furthermore, it is advantageous if a controllable heating device is provided for heating the receiving part and / or the medium flowing through. By tempering the liquid flow, the effectiveness of the stimulation / treatment can be further improved.

[21] A further preferred embodiment provides that the receiving part has at the second end sealing means for sealing the opening with respect to a limb guided through the receiving part, in particular by means of an elastic membrane arranged at the second opening with a substantially central diaphragm opening is formed.

[22] According to a development of the invention, an exchangeable protective body, in particular a condom, is arranged in the receiving part.

Advantageously, the pressure source is formed by two centrifugal pumps, which are connectable by means of switching valves, in particular 3/2-way valves with the inlet / outlet ports. In this case, the arrangement of two centrifugal pumps that they do not have to be switched to reverse the flow in its direction of rotation, but that this is done via the switching valves. As a result, the switching speed can be significantly increased compared to an arrangement with only one centrifugal pump whose direction of rotation either changed or the is incorporated by means of switching valves in the device that the flow direction is reversed.

[24] It is particularly advantageous to integrate the centrifugal pumps in each case in a pipe circuit, which on the input side and output side of the centrifugal pump has a branch to a line leading to the switching valve, wherein the respective pipe circuit can be shut off by means of a shut-off valve. The pipe circuits serve to keep the medium conveyed by the respective centrifugal pump in circulation, that is to keep it in motion, while the actual liquid conveyance takes place through the other centrifugal pump. By this arrangement, the direction reversal of the flow within the device can be further accelerated.

[25] The invention is explained in more detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawing. FIG. 26 shows a schematic representation of a device for stimulating a body part or a limb according to an embodiment of the invention, FIG.

[27] FIG. 2 is a detailed view of a portion of the toroidal bead on the lower part of the receiving part of the device for stimulating a body part or limb shown in FIG. 1.

[28] FIGS. 3A, 3B respectively show the device for stimulating a body part or a limb shown in FIG. 1 with a marking of the direction of fluid flow. Fig. 4A, 4B each show a schematic representation of the flow in the apparatus shown in Fig. 1 for stimulating a body part or a limb corresponding to the piston movement of a piston pump connected thereto and

5A, 5B each show a schematic representation of the flow in the apparatus shown in FIG. 1 for stimulating a body part or a limb according to the valve control using two centrifugal pumps.

[31] Fig. 1 is a schematic representation of a device 1 for stimulating a body part or limb according to an embodiment of the invention. The device 1 has a receiving part 2, which consists of a substantially cylindrical base body 3, which has a first lower end 4 and a second upper end 5 (with reference to the illustration according to FIG. 1), wherein the cylindrical basic body 3 is formed tapering at the second upper end 5. Further, at the second upper end 4, a first inlet / outlet port 6 is provided, to which a pressure-side and / or suction-side pump port of a pump (not shown here) can be connected and through which a liquid, such as water at a predetermined temperature in the receiving part 2 is initiated or is discharged therefrom.

[32] At the lower first end 4 of the cylindrical base body 3 of the receiving part 2, a first opening 7 is provided, through which the body part or the limb can be inserted into the receiving part 2. Moreover, at the lower first end 4, sealing means 8 (see FIGS. 3A and 3B) are provided which face the body part or the limb inserted into the receiving part 2 Seal the first opening 7. The sealing means 8 comprise an elastic membrane which is arranged at the lower first end 4 at the first opening 7, which is provided with a substantially centrally arranged second opening 9 (see FIGS. 3A, 3B), wherein the Body part is inserted through the second opening 9 in the receiving part 2, so that the membrane surrounds the body part sealing.

[33] Furthermore, a toroidal bead 10 is provided at the first lower end 4 of the receiving part 2, which has a multiplicity of bead openings 11, to which respective tubes 12 are formed, which are elastically and underpressure-stable Inlet / outlet port 13 open, which is also connected to the pressure and / or suction side of a pump, not shown here, to let liquid flow into the receiving part 2 sen or sucked out of the receiving part 2. The inlet / outlet ports 6, 13 are, for example with the interposition of a switching valve (not shown) wired.

[34] Fig. 2 is a detail view of a portion of the annular bead 10 at the lower first end 4 of the receiving part 2 of the device 1 shown in Fig. 1. As can be seen here, the bead 10 is circularly open toward the interior of the receiving part 2 so that liquid can flow from the receiving part 2 via the bead openings 11 into the tubes 13 and thus to the second inlet / outlet port 13 and vice versa. The toroidal bead 10 also encloses the first opening 7 of the receiving part 2, through which the body part is inserted into this.

[35] Figs. 3A and 3B are respective views of the device 1 shown in Fig. 1, in which case the direction of liquid flow in the receiving part 2 is indicated by arrows. Figs. 4A and 4B respective schematic representations of the flow path in the device 1 shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3A and Fig. 3B according to the piston movement of a piston pump connected thereto.

[36] As shown in FIG. 3A, the flow is in a first phase corresponding to a first piston movement 16 of a pump 15, indicated by the arrow 16 in FIG. 4A, from the first inlet / outlet port 6 through the receiving part 2 annular bead 10 to and from there via the bead openings 1 1 through the tubes 12 to the second inlet / outlet port 13. This flow corresponds to the first pumping phase. In a subsequent second pumping phase, which is shown in Fig. 3B and Fig. 4B, a flow reversal is achieved, wherein the piston movement of the pump 15 in turn here by the arrow indicated by the reference numeral 17 is shown (Fig. 4B), so that the liquid flow takes place in opposite directions, namely from the second inlet / outlet port 13 through the hoses 12 via the bead openings 1 1 in the receiving part 2 and from there from the first lower end 4 to the second upper end 5 to the local first inlet / outlet port 6, corresponding to a second piston movement of the pump. The first and second pumping phases are in each case carried out alternately so that the liquid flow experiences a flow reversal with each pump stroke. Because the piston pump 17 is double-acting, ie generates pressure on one side and suction on the other side at the same time, and vice versa, the flow is additionally assisted by the suction effect, which is advantageous in particular when the flow is reversed. For this purpose, it is necessary that the connecting hoses are resistant to negative pressure, so that they do not occur due to the ambient pressure on the suction side. This arrangement is iso-lumi- netric, so that liquid can neither be added nor removed during operation. In this case, the frequency of the flow reversal via a control device (not shown) may be adjustable. According to the embodiment shown and described herein, an effective Stimulation of a body part located in the receiving part 2 achieved. For reasons of hygiene, a protective body 14, for example in the form of a condom, can furthermore be arranged in the receiving part 2. Furthermore, a controllable heating device not shown here may be provided in or on the receiving part 2 for heating the receiving part 2 and / or the medium flowing through. It is also possible to couple the frequency of the flow reversal, as described above, to a switching signal of a TV set or a DVD player or to synchronize it with it. This effect can be increased by using a virtual reality glasses even more.

[38] Furthermore, according to a further embodiment of the device 1, provision may be made for a body part to be passed through the receiving body 2, that is, for the body part to be guided through the body 2. H. is introduced at the first end 4 in the receiving body 2 and at the second end 5, which is then also equipped with a corresponding opening, again emerges from the receiving body 2. In this case, the second end 5 is then likewise provided with sealing means, for example corresponding to the sealing means 8 provided at the first end 4 in the form of an elastic membrane with a central second opening 9.

[39] The delivery circuits shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B for acting on the connections 6 and 13 of the device 1 have two centrifugal pumps 18 and 19, each of which is integrated into a tube circuit 20 or 21. These pipe circuits 20 and 21 each have a first suction side of the pump 18 arranged branch 22 and the suction side of the pump 19 arranged branch 23 and a second pressure side of the centrifugal pump 18 arranged branch 24 and the pressure side of the centrifugal pump 19 arranged branch 25th The pressure-side branch 24 opens into a first 3/2-way valve 26, in whose second connection the suction-side branch 23 opens and whose third connection is connected to the connection 6 via a line. In a first switching position (FIG. 5A), this valve 26 connects the line coming from the branch 24 to the connection 6, whereby the line coming from the branch 23 is blocked and in a second switching position (FIG. 5B) the connection 6 with the coming of the branch 23 line, in which case the line coming from the branch 24 is blocked. [41] Correspondingly, the lines coming from branches 22 and 25 are connected to a second 3/2-way valve 27, whose third connection is line-connected to connection 13 of the device. This valve 27 connects the connection 13 to the branch 22 in a first switching position (FIG. 5A), the connection to the branch 25 being blocked and, in a second switching position (FIG. 5B), the branch 25 to the connection 13, wherein the branch 22 Is blocked. Furthermore, shut-off valves 28 and 29 are provided in the crude circuits 20 and 21, which shut off the respective pipe circuit when a delivery in one of the connections 6 or 13 is provided. Thus, in the first switching position according to FIG. 5A, the shut-off valve 28 is closed and the shut-off valve 29 is opened, whereas in the second switching position according to FIG. 5B the shut-off valve 28 is opened and the shut-off valve 29 is closed.

[42] The valves 26 to 29 are electromagnetically controlled and are switched simultaneously so that one of the two centrifugal pumps 18 or 19 feeds into the device, while the other centrifugal pump in the pipe circuit 20 or 21 promotes. This arrangement has the advantage that, to reverse the direction of the flow, only the valves 26, 27, 28, 29 have to be reversed, whereas the centrifugal pumps Promote continuously through 18 and 19, whereby the flow reversal can be done very quickly.

[43] This comparatively complicated circuit arrangement with two pumps 18, 19, the pipe circuits 20 and 21 and the four valves 26 to 29 has the advantage that, due to the liquid quantities kept in motion in the respective pipe circuit, the valves are directly reversed when the valves are reversed can be used to reverse the flow in the device 1, whereby the switching operation can be accelerated. It is understood that in principle an arrangement is conceivable in which the terminals 6 and 13 are connected via a line with incorporated reversible rotary pump or with the interposition of a 4/2-way valve when the centrifugal pump should run only in one direction.

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1 Apparatus for stimulating a body part or a limb

2 receiving part

3 cylindrical body of the receiving part

4 first lower end

5 second upper end

6 first inlet / outlet connection

7 first opening

8 sealant

9 second opening

10 annular bead

1 1 bead openings

12 tubes

13 second inlet / outlet connection

14 protective body

15 pump

1 6 first piston movement

1 7 second piston movement

18 centrifugal pump

19 centrifugal pump

20 pipe circuit

21 pipe circuit

22 suction-side branch

23 suction-side branch

24 pressure-side branch

25 pressure-side branch

26 first 3/2-way valve

27 second 3/2-way valve

28 shut-off valve

29 shut-off valve

Claims

claims

1 . Method for stimulating a body part or a limb, in particular the male limb, in which the body part or the limb is subjected to a liquid flow running along the body part or the limb whose direction is repeatedly reversed.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the liquid flow is preferably generated isovolumetrisch and / or pulsating with simultaneous application of a suction and a pressure.

A device (1) for stimulating a body part or limb, in particular the male limb, and more particularly for applying the method according to claim 1 or 2, comprising a receiving part (2) into which the body part or the limb passes through at a first end

(4) of the receiving part (2) provided, wherein sealing means (8) are provided which seal the introduced into the receiving part (2) body part or the limb opposite the first opening (7), and the receiving part (2) having a first inlet / outlet port (6) for admitting or discharging a liquid flowing through the receiving part (2) and a second inlet / outlet port (13) for admitting or discharging the liquid.

Device (1) according to claim 3, characterized in that the receiving part (2) has a substantially cylindrical base body (3), which at a second end (5) tapered, wherein the first inlet / outlet port (6) on the second end (5) is provided.

5. Device (1) according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that provided at the first end (4) opening (7) an elastic membrane having a substantially centrally provided second opening (9), in particular a membrane opening , is provided as a sealant (8).

6. Device (1) according to one of claims 3 to 5, characterized in that a pressure source is provided, which is conductively connected to at least one of the inlet / outlet ports (6, 13) optionally with the interposition of a switching valve.

7. Device (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that a suction source is provided, which is connected to at least one of the inlet / outlet ports (6, 13), which is not connected to the pressure source.

8. Device (1) according to one of claims 3 to 7, character- ized in that the pressure source is a pumping device, in particular a preferably double-acting piston pump (15) or at least one centrifugal pump.

9. Device (1) according to one of claims 3 to 8, characterized in that the pressure source and the suction source are formed by a preferably double-acting piston pump.

10. Device (1) according to one of claims 2 to 9, characterized in that the flow through the receiving part (2) is reversible and that the frequency of the flow reversal via a control device is adjustable.

1 1. Device (1) according to claim 10, characterized in that the frequency of the flow reversal is coupled to a switching signal of a TV set or a DVD player, in particular with this is synchronized.

12. Device (1) according to one of claims 3 to 1 1, characterized in that at the first end (5) of the receiving part (2) an annular bead (10) is provided, which has a plurality of bead openings (1 1) , to which respective flexible, in particular underpressure-stable hoses (12) are connected, which in each case into the second inlet / outlet port

(13) result.

13. Device (1) according to one of claims 3 to 12, characterized in that a controllable heating device for heating the receiving part and / or the medium flowing through is provided.

14. Device (1) according to one of claims 3 to 13, characterized in that the receiving part (2) at the second end (5) has sealing means for sealing the opening relative to a limb guided through the receiving part.

15. Device (1) according to one of claims 3 to 14, characterized in that in the receiving part (2) an exchangeable protective body (14), in particular a condom, is arranged.

16. Device (1) according to one of claims 3 to 15, characterized in that as a pressure source two centrifugal pumps (18, 19) are provided which by means of switching valves (26, 27) with the input

/ Outlet ports (6, 13) are connectable. Device (1) according to claims 16, characterized in that the centrifugal pumps (18, 19) are each incorporated in a pipe circuit (20, 21), which on the input side and output side of the centrifugal pump (18, 19) a branch to the switching valve (26, 27 ) and which by means of a shut-off valve (28, 29) can be shut off.