44 results about "Pelvic muscle" patented technology

A device (20) for treatment of a patient's urinary incontinence, including a sensor, (44), which generates a signal responsive to a physiological characteristic indicative of a likelihood of incontinence. A control unit (22) receives the signal from the sensor. At least one electrode (29) is preferably implanted in the patient. The electrode is coupled to cause contraction of a pelvic muscle of the patient responsive to application of electrical energy to the electrode. Responsive to the signal, the control unit applies an electrical waveform to the electrode, so as to inhibit the incontinence.

A perineometer exercise probe for home or clinical use assesses the strength of pelvic floor muscles and provides audible, visual and tactile biofeedback signals as training aids during pelvic exercises. The exercise probe is selectively operable in a passive reaction mode, in which audible, visual and tactile biofeedback signals proportional to pelvic muscle contractions are generated, and in an active vibrating mode in which therapeutic vibrations are applied directly to internal pelvic musculature with or without co-generation of biofeedback signals proportional to the strength of pelvic muscle contractions; and in a combination of both modes simultaneously. The probe reacts the pelvic contraction forces and thus provides passive tactile feedback signals that are experienced simultaneously with audible, visual and vibration-induced tactile biofeedback signals for improving the endurance and strength of pelvic floor muscles. Biofeedback signaling is facilitated by wireless two-way communication between the probe and a portable monitor.

A device is used for stimulating the pelvic muscles of a patient. The device comprises a tubular body which is of such a size that it can be placed along the crotch of a human body.

A device and method for treatment of urinary stress incontinence. At least one electrode is implanted in a pelvic muscle of a patient. A control unit receives signals indicative of abdominal stress in the patient and responsive thereto applies an electrical waveform to the electrode which stimulates the muscle to contract, so as to inhibit involuntary urine flow through the patient's urethra due to the stress.

A computational model of the internal human pelvic environment. The model comprises meshed finite element regions corresponding to internal tissues or organs selected from the group consisting of pelvic muscles, vagina, vaginal walls, intestinal tissues, bowel tissues, bladder, bladder walls, cervix, and combinations thereof.

An inter-vaginal device for performing a uterine suspension includes a rigid body for manipulating the uterus and implanting a suspension member, such as a mesh, for securing the uterus to an anchoring site (e.g., into a pelvic muscle or ligament). In one embodiment, a method includes inserting at least a portion of a uterine suspension member through an anterior or posterior vaginal incision. An end of the suspension member is anchored to a selected portion of a pelvic tissue. At least a portion of the suspension member is attached to a vaginal apex. A uterine manipulator is advanced in a direction toward the selected portion of the pelvic tissue such that at least a portion of a uterus is moved upward.

Some adult devices are ostensibly marketed to improve female sexual experience female by offering exercises to address relaxed vaginal muscles from birth, age, surgery etc. and for reducing incontinence. However, such devices suffer from variable placement by the user both in terms of orientation and penetrative depth such that the “results” are not reproducible and captured data used to provide feedback to the user and / or providing visual / audible prompts is flawed. Accordingly, it would be beneficial to provide a device with reproducible placement and data for enhancing the usability / benefit of the exercise regimen. It would be further beneficial for the device to either provide this exercise regime as part of a wider assessment of sexual wellness or as part of a sexual stimulation activity thereby reducing the focus on “exercise” to derive the benefits of improved pelvic muscle control.

The invention provides a wireless intelligent Kegel pelvic muscle training device and a control method of the wireless intelligent Kegel pelvic muscle training device. Pelvic muscle pressure is collected through a thin-film pressure sensor, and biological feedback is performed according to the magnitude of the pressure, so that the vibration intensity of pelvic muscle training is adjusted; non-traumatic treatment is performed on postpartum women and uracratia patients through human-computer interaction so that the rehabilitation effect can be achieved. The wireless intelligent Kegel pelvic muscle training device has the ingenious advantages that a targeted training course can be performed according to the age group and the disease degree of the patients; treatment data of the training device can be compared with historical treatment data at different treatment stages in real time; accordingly, the treatment scheme can be adjusted and optimized, and therefore insufficient treatment or overtreatment is avoided.

An exercise device for strengthening the pelvic muscles of a patient including a hollow body member, a stud fastening the body member to an end cap to close the interior of the body member, and a plurality of weights removably mounted to the stud to permit the device to have different weights to provide the necessary exercise for different patients and for varying the weight of the device as the pelvic muscles of the patient strengthen.

The invention provides a biofeedback device for pelvic floor muscle rehabilitation training, which includes a biofeedback device body, the biofeedback device body includes electrode sheets, a main control board, a housing and a power supply assembly, and the electrode sheets include several Electrode sheet and several stimulating electrode sheets. The invention also relates to a biofeedback system for rehabilitation training of pelvic floor muscles. The present invention uses the piezoelectric acquisition electrode sheet made of pressure sensing material to collect the muscle strength signal of the pelvic floor muscle, conducts electric stimulation through the stimulating electrode, and has the function of collecting the muscle strength signal of the pelvic floor muscle and the electric stimulation function at the same time. For closed-loop stimulation of pelvic floor muscles, the main control unit analyzes the collected signals and gives feedback on the stimulation mode. The present invention avoids the influence of electrical stimulation pulses on the collection, directly collects the muscle strength level that reflects the pelvic floor function, and is more adaptable to the differences of different individuals, thereby achieving a better control effect.