EP 1034016 A1 20000913 - PUBOCOCCYGEAL TRAINING BIOFEEDBACK DEVICE
Title (en)
PUBOCOCCYGEAL TRAINING BIOFEEDBACK DEVICE
Title (de)
PUBOKOKZYGEALE TRAININGSVORRICHTUNG MIT BIORÜCKKOPPLUNG
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF DE RETROACTION MUSCULAIRE POUR LA REEDUCATION PUBO-COCCYGIENNE
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 9823879 W 19981105
- US 6847097 P 19971203
- US 711298 A 19980114
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO9928002A1] A training device is disclosed for exercising the pubococcygeal or pelvic floor muscles, for example, in the treatment of incontinence. The device includes a cylindrical, deformable probe (50) for insertion into the vagina or rectum of a user. The probe is connected to a pressure transducer (110), which detects the pressure applied to the probe by contraction of the pelvic floor muscles, and displays a pressure indicator (76). The pressure indicator( 76) may take the form of a series of nested figures (146), such as curves or concentric semi-circles, that incrementally converge toward a common point as pressure on the probe increases. The training unit guides the user through an exercise routing. The training unit can include a controller (168) that tracks the timing of exercises performed by the user, guides the user through alternating cycles of muscular contraction, and relaxation.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A63B 23/20 (2006.01); A63B 24/00 (2006.01); E04F 17/12 (2006.01); A63B 21/008 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A63B 23/20 (2013.01); A63B 24/00 (2013.01); E04F 17/12 (2013.01); A63B 21/008 (2013.01); A63B 2071/0638 (2013.01); A63B 2220/56 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 9928002 A1 19990610; AT E366130 T1 20070715; AU 1520799 A 19990616; CA 2312401 A1 19990610; CA 2312401 C 20070116; DE 69838034 D1 20070816; DE 69838034 T2 20080313; EP 1034016 A1 20000913; EP 1034016 A4 20011017; EP 1034016 B1 20070704
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 9823879 W 19981105; AT 98959401 T 19981105; AU 1520799 A 19981105; CA 2312401 A 19981105; DE 69838034 T 19981105; EP 98959401 A 19981105