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MULTI-MODE PELVIC EXERCISE PROBE

  • US 20070112284A1
  • Filed: 01/10/2007
  • Published: 05/17/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/08/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An instrument for training and rehabilitating a patient'"'"'s pelvic muscles comprising a probe configured for insertion into a pelvic cavity and including at least one sensor for dynamically sensing a force applied to the probe by contraction of the pelvic muscles, vibrator apparatus disposed in the probe for imparting mechanical vibrations against the pelvic muscles, and a control circuit coupled to the sensor and the vibrator apparatus for selectively operating the training instrument in a passive, reaction mode in which passive tactile feedback signals are produced with co-generation of biofeedback signals proportional to pelvic muscle contractions, and in an active, vibrating mode in which vibration therapy is applied directly to internal pelvic musculature;

  • and in a combination of both modes simultaneously.

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