EP 1257328 A1 20021120 - DEVICE FOR EXERCISING PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES
Title (en)
DEVICE FOR EXERCISING PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES
Title (de)
GERÄT ZUM TRAINING DER BECKENBODENMUSKULATUR
Title (fr)
DISPOSITIF PERMETTANT D'EXERCER LES MUSCLES DU PLANCHER PELVIEN
Publication
Application
Priority
- GB 0100818 W 20010223
- GB 0004572 A 20000225
- US 22475302 A 20020820
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2004038783A1] The invention relates to apparatus 1 for exercising the pelvic floor muscles of a female (not shown) comprising a hollow body 2 adapted to be inserted into a vagina and defined by a plurality of separable parts 3, 4, two in the embodiment, there being support means 5 of the body adapted to receive at least one of a set of weights 6, the arrangement being such that the weight of the body 2 is variable depending on the number of weights, from zero to N, where N (four in the embodiment) is the number of weights in the set, for providing exercise of the pelvic floor muscles of a user. The two body parts 3, 4 are each moulded from physiologically acceptable plastic, are cup shaped and have interengagable screw threads 7 for joining the parts 3, 4 together to form the body 2, and by which the parts 3, 4 are separable by unscrewing. One body part 3, the lower as viewed and in use, mounts the support means 5, which in the embodiment has an elongate member or spindle 8 which has at one end a larger diameter cylindrical plug 9 with a frusto-conical upper, in use, flange 10. The plug 9 is a secure push fit in an orifice 11 at the base of the one part, the cone angle of the frusto-conical flange 10 being such as to be complementary to the (tapered) inner surface of the one part 3 adjacent the orifice 11 for centering and providing support for the support member 5.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
A61H 1/02 (2006.01); A63B 21/06 (2006.01); A63B 23/20 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A63B 21/06 (2013.01 - EP US); A63B 23/20 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 0162352 A1 20010830; AT E270913 T1 20040715; AU 3577501 A 20010903; AU 781053 B2 20050505; CA 2400287 A1 20010830; DE 60104285 D1 20040819; DE 60104285 T2 20050825; DK 1257328 T3 20040927; EP 1257328 A1 20021120; EP 1257328 B1 20040714; ES 2223791 T3 20050301; GB 0004572 D0 20000419; JP 2003523273 A 20030805; PT 1257328 E 20041029; TR 200401818 T4 20040823; US 2004038783 A1 20040226
DOCDB simple family (application)
GB 0100818 W 20010223; AT 01907908 T 20010223; AU 3577501 A 20010223; CA 2400287 A 20010223; DE 60104285 T 20010223; DK 01907908 T 20010223; EP 01907908 A 20010223; ES 01907908 T 20010223; GB 0004572 A 20000225; JP 2001561410 A 20010223; PT 01907908 T 20010223; TR 200401818 T 20010223; US 22475302 A 20020820