Method of inducing physiological process in a body cavity and a device for using it
OwnerEric Lardinois, Giorgio Maritan +1inventors
InventorsEric Lardinois, Giorgio Maritan, Wolfgang Petsch
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Abstract
This invention relates to a method of inducing an auto-immune reaction in a host in need of such inducement. The invention is characterised in that stressful stimuli are applied to the vaginal and cervical mucosa by warming, prior to sexual intercourse, said vaginal and cervical mucosa to a physiologically acceptable but stress inducing temperature degree. The invention also relates to a device for using said method comprising a hollow body (1) provided with a heat source on the inside as well as with a means (13, 27) of removal of said hollow body from the vaginal or rectal cavity and a means (6, 8, 10) capable of exchanging heat originating from the hollow body.
Claims18
A method of inducing an auto-immune reaction in a host in need of such inducement, comprising the step of:
- warming vaginal and cervical mucosa, prior to sexual intercourse, to a physiologically acceptable but stress inducing temperature degree, whereby stressful stimuli are applied to the vaginal and cervical mucosa.
A usable and/or reusable device for inducing an auto-immune reaction in a host, in a host, of the type comprising an oblong shaped hollow body (1) for insertion into the vaginal or rectal cavity, including a sidewall (2), an upper end cross wall (3) and a lower end cross wall (4), this hollow body being provided with a heat source on the inside and a means (13, 27) of removal of said hollow body from the vaginal or rectal cavity, whereby:
- the lower end cross wall of the hollow body is connected to the removal means by a means (6, 8, 10) capable of exchanging heat between firstly a part of said hollow body and secondly either said removal means or at least a ring (12, 30) clamping said heat exchanger means, or said removal means and at least a ring clamping said heat exchanging means, and the upper end cross wall of the hollow body optionally includes a means (31) capable of exchanging heat between said hollow body and at least one ring (33) clamping said heat exchanging means,
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- the lower end cross wall of the hollow body is connected to the removal means and the upper end cross wall of the hollow body comprises a means (31) capable of exchanging heat between said hollow body and at least one ring (33) clamping said heat exchanging means,
- such that the heat source generates a quantity of heat capable of increasing the temperature of the total vaginal or rectal cavity up to and including its entrance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.