Pelvic floor exercise device
OwnerAnthony C. Ross, Peter A. Guaglianoinventors
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Abstract
An improved apparatus is disclosed for use in diagnosing and treating pelvic floor musculature disorders. The device includes a head (10) mounted on a shaft (12), with a barrier (14) mounted on the shaft (12) between the handle (18) and head (10). An indicator (16) may be mounted on the shaft (12). The apparatus may provide magnetic resistance to pelvic floor musculature contraction to (1) measure and track the progress of pelvic floor musculature strength, and (2) exercise pelvic floor musculature to improve strength at a private, patient-determined frequency. Alternative embodiments are either spring biasing members or the biasing property of a stretched elastomeric material.
Claims12
A pelvic floor exercise device, the device comprising:
- a shaft;
- a head secured to an upper end of the shaft;
- a base plate moveably mounted on the shaft, the barrier having a relatively flat upper surface for resting against an exterior surface of the user surrounding her vagina;
- and
- an elastomeric biasing member being generally tubular and having an open end and a closed end, and;
- wherein said elastomeric biasing member is configured to be positioned over said head and at least a portion of said shaft, and said open end of said elastomeric member is removably secured to said base plate.
A method of diagnosing pelvic floor injury of injured musculature, comprising:
- providing a shaft;
- mounting a head on an upper end of the shaft;
- mounting a baseplate on the shaft;
- a elastomeric biasing member being generally tubular and having an open end and a closed end, and;
- wherein said elastomeric biasing member is configured to be positioned over said head and at least a portion of said shaft, and said open end of said elastomeric member is removably secured to said base plate;
- placing the head into the injured musculature;
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- thereafter contracting the injured musculature, such that the pelvic floor musculature exerts a force against the head to move the head away from the barrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.