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US 6,648,842 B2Granted
Delivery preparation and facilitation device and preparatory gymnastics
OwnerWilhelm Horkelinventor
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Abstract
A device for preparing a pregnant woman to delivery and facilitating the delivery itself, which comprises an entirely expandable stretch body, which is positioned in the expulsion area of the urogenital canal in such a way that it is partly inside the vagina and partly outside. There is also disclosed a preparatory gymnastics method involving the inventive device.
Claims8
An exercise method for preparing to give birth using a device for preparing to give birth, the device comprising:
- an expandable elongated body which is positionable in the area of the vaginal orifice such that it is located partly inside the vagina in a vaginal interior and partly outside the vagina during use,
- the body is adapted to be expandable in its entirety,
- wherein the body further comprises a first expandable portion, a second expandable portion and a waist portion defined therebetween, said first expandable portion having an end that is adapted for insertion into the vaginal interior and that is uninterrupted by any portion of said device extending therethrough,
- said defined waist portion being expandable along with the remainder of the body, the waist portion being adapted to expand the vaginal orifice in preparation for giving birth, the waist portion being adopted to be self-centered in the area of the vaginal orifice during use,
- the waist portion being constricted with respect to the remainder of the body before insertion of the device through the vaginal orifice, during use of the device and after withdrawal of the device through the vaginal orifice,
- wherein said first expandable portion and said waist portion are configured to expand the vaginal interior and vaginal orifice respectively to mimic the extent of expansion that would occur while giving birth, and
- wherein said first expandable portion is positioned within said vaginal interior such that said first expandable portion does not contact the cervix during use,
- the exercise method comprising the steps of:
- positioning the expandable body partly within the vaginal interior and partly outside and the vaginal orifice with the waist portion being self-centered in the area of the vaginal orifice, and
- thereafter expanding the expandable body to a desired dimension such that the waist portion is expanded to expand the vaginal orifice and said expandable body is expanded to expand said vaginal interior and without contacting the cervix, and
- maintaining the body in the expanded state for a predetermined time in its position.
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