Intravaginal device with wireless sensors of fertility indicators

• US 20100331720A1
• Filed: 03/11/2010
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Igor Igorevich Stukanov
• Original Assignee: Igor Igorevich Stukanov
• Inventors: Stukanov, Igor Igorevich
• Granted Patent: US 8,656,916 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/551
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 10/0012 Ovulation-period determination for animals A61D17/002
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00221 with wireless transmission of data, e.g. by infrared radiation or radiowaves
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0008 Temperature signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 6/08 Pessaries, i.e. devices worn in the vagina to support the uterus, remedy a malposition or prevent conception , e.g. combined with devices protecting against contagion

Abstract

A convenient and highly accurate intravaginal device with wireless sensors for monitoring fertility and sexual health of humans and animals is proposed. Sensors in the intravaginal device measure fertility and sexual health and via wireless transmitter send this information to a terminal on which the information is processed and displayed in convenient form.

Claims

1. A means for wireless monitoring of fertility and sexual health of humans and animals comprising from the following parts:

(1) a female contraceptive barrier;

(2) a one or several sensors to measure female fertility and sexual health, placed on the internal side of said barrier;

(3) a control unit, which turns on/off the said means, compresses information from the said sensors and sends it via a wireless transmitter to a terminal for processing the information and displaying results;

(4) a wireless transmitter, via which the information from the said sensors is sent to a terminal for processing the information and displaying the results.

2. A device as in claim 1, where a one or several sensors to measure a male fertility and sexual health, are placed on the external side of said barrier.

3. A device as in claim 1, where said means has a wireless receiver, via which instructions to the said control unit are sent from a terminal.

4. A device as in claim 1, where one of the said sensors takes ultrasonic images of follicle collapse with egg release.

5. A device as in claim 1, where one of the said sensors takes infrared images of follicle collapse with egg release.

6. A device as in claim 1, where one of the said sensors measures a vaginal temperature.

7. A device as in claim 1, where some of the said sensors measure physical and chemical properties of vaginal fluids.

8. A device as in claim 1, where some of the said sensors measure concentration of hormones.

9. A device as in claim 1, where some of the said sensors measure concentration of enzymes.

10. A device as in claim 1, where some of the said sensors measure folliculogenesis and other ovarian functions.

11. A device as in claim 1, where some of the said sensors measure concentration of antibodies.

12. A device as in claim 1, where some of the said sensors measure concentration of harmful microorganisms.

13. A device as in claim 3, where some of the said sensors measure fertility parameters of the male'"'"'s sperm (motility, count, morphology).

14. A device as in claim 1, where some of the said sensors measure electromagnetic radiation.

15. A device as in claim 1, where some of the said sensors measure intra-nuclear radiation.

16. A terminal for displaying results of fertility and sexual health assessment based on measurements from the said means, comprising of:

(1) a wireless receiver, which receives the information send by the said means,

(2) a processing unit, which processes the received information,

(3) a display for displaying the results of fertility and sexual health assessment from said processing unit in convenient form,

(4) a control unit with input device, which programs working cycles of the said means,

(5) a wireless transmitter, which sends instructions from the said control unit of the terminal to the said means.

17. A terminal as in claim 16, where all internal blocks/parts are placed physically into a one unit.

18. A terminal as in claim 16, where all internal blocks/parts are placed physically into several different units.