Vaginal probe; in particular for treating incontinence
First Claim
1. A vaginal probe, more specifically for diagnostis and therapy of incontinence, with an external portion (20), with an internal portion (22), and with a crosspiece (24) joining said two portions together, said external portion (20) being configured to be a handle and said internal portion (22) being configured as a generally rounded body that a) is oriented symmetrical about a longitudinal center plane(32) which longitudinal center plane is oriented between the legs of the female patient when the vaginal probe is inserted, b) shows cross sections taken in planes running crossways to said longitudinal center plane (32) and said crosspiece (24), cross sections in which its height dimension H, which is determined parallel to the longitudinal center plane (32), is at most half its width B, which is determined across said longitudinal center plane (32), and c) comprises a front subsection (36) distal from the external portion (20), a central section (38) and a rear subsection (40), the central section (38) being curved, the rear subsection (40) being connected to the crosspiece (24), said front subsection (36) and said rear subsection (40) being integrally joined together through the central section (38) and said front subsection (36) and said rear subsection (40) being inclined to each other at an angle of 170-100°
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Abstract
The invention relates to a vaginal probe, in particular for treating incontinence and comprising an external part (20), an internal part (22), a bridge (24) connecting said parts and processing electronics (28). The external part (20) is configured as a handle and has a cavity (26) and the internal part (22) is a body that is rounded on all sides. Said body: a) has sensors (44-51) on its surface, which are connected to the processing electronics (28); b) is symmetrical about a longitudinal central plane (32), which runs between the legs of a patient using said probe; c) has cross-sections that are perpendicular to said longitudinal central plane (32) and to the bridge (24), in which the measured height dimension H of said body, which runs parallel to the longitudinal central plane (32), is at maximum half its measured width B, which runs perpendicular to the longitudinal central plane (32); and d) has a front sub-section (36) that is at a distance from the external part (20), a central section (38) and a rear sub-section (40). Said central section (38) is curved, the rear sub-section (40) is connected to the bridge (24) and the front sub-section (36) and the rear sub-section (40) are interconnected in one piece by means of the central section (38) and are at an angle of between 170 DEG-100 DEG in relation to one another.
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10 Claims
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1. A vaginal probe, more specifically for diagnostis and therapy of incontinence, with an external portion (20), with an internal portion (22), and with a crosspiece (24) joining said two portions together, said external portion (20) being configured to be a handle and said internal portion (22) being configured as a generally rounded body that
a) is oriented symmetrical about a longitudinal center plane(32) which longitudinal center plane is oriented between the legs of the female patient when the vaginal probe is inserted, b) shows cross sections taken in planes running crossways to said longitudinal center plane (32) and said crosspiece (24), cross sections in which its height dimension H, which is determined parallel to the longitudinal center plane (32), is at most half its width B, which is determined across said longitudinal center plane (32), and c) comprises a front subsection (36) distal from the external portion (20), a central section (38) and a rear subsection (40), the central section (38) being curved, the rear subsection (40) being connected to the crosspiece (24), said front subsection (36) and said rear subsection (40) being integrally joined together through the central section (38) and said front subsection (36) and said rear subsection (40) being inclined to each other at an angle of 170-100°
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