Energy transmission module for vaginal canal treatment apparatus, method for controlling same, and treatment method using same
AssigneeLutronic Corporation
InventorKwang Chon Ko
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Abstract
The present invention relates to an energy transmission module for a vaginal canal treatment apparatus, a method for controlling same, and a treatment method using same according to the present invention allow transmission of energy by means of insertion into the vaginal canal and expansion of the vaginal canal, and thus allow treatment by selectively or complexly generating denaturation such as coagulation and ablation over a large area in a short time, allow one-shot treatment, and allow treatment of an area with folds. Therefore, the efficiency and accuracy of the treatment can be enhanced. Since the tissue in the vaginal canal can be treated even without a surgical operation, user's pain and discomfort can be minimized.
Claims19
An energy transfer module for vaginal canal treatment, the module comprising:
- a flexible substrate configured to be transformed as an expansion element for enlarging a vaginal canal is expanded so that the vaginal canal is unwrinkled, the expansion element having a closed distal end portion and a body portion, the body portion having a cylindrical shape;
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- a heating electrode provided on the flexible substrate and configured to generate heat to heat the vaginal canal,
- wherein the flexible substrate has a quadrangular plate shape, is arranged to roll up in a circumferential direction of the body portion of the expansion element, and gradually unrolls, increasing an area of its outer surface that corresponds to an area of the heating electrode in contact with the vaginal canal as the expansion element expands,
- wherein the heating electrode comprises a plurality of heating electrodes,
- wherein the flexible substrate comprises a first insulating layer and a second insulating layer which are configured to be in at least partially contact with the vaginal canal, and the plurality of heating electrodes are provided between the first insulating layer and the second insulating layer.
A method of controlling an energy transfer module for vaginal canal treatment, the method comprising:
- enlarging a vaginal canal by expanding an expansion element;
- applying power to generate heat from a heating electrode provided on a substrate, the heating electrode being in contact with a vagina inner-wall as the expansion element expands so that the vaginal canal is unwrinkled;
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- controlling power to maintain the vagina inner-wall at a set temperature for a set period of time,
- wherein the expansion element has a closed distal end portion and a body portion, the body portion having a cylindrical shape, and
- wherein the substrate has a quadrangular plate shape, is arranged to roll up in a circumferential direction of the body portion of the expansion element, and gradually unrolls to increase an area of its outer surface that corresponds to an area of the heating electrode in contact with the vagina inner-wall as the expansion element expands.
A vaginal-canal treatment method using an energy transfer module for vaginal canal treatment, the vaginal-canal treatment method comprising:
- enlarging a vaginal canal to be unwrinkled by inserting a treatment device comprising a heating electrode provided on a substrate into an opening of the vaginal canal and expanding an expansion element of the treatment device;
- treating tissue by heating an inner wall of the enlarged vaginal canal with the heating electrode;
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- removing the treatment device,
- wherein the expansion element has a closed distal end part and a body portion, the body portion having a cylindrical shape, and
- wherein the substrate has a quadrangular plate shape, is arranged to roll up in a circumferential direction of the body portion of the expansion element, and gradually unrolls to increase an area of its outer surface that corresponds to an area of the heating electrode in contact with the inner wall of the enlarged vaginal canal as the expansion element expands.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.