DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND TREATING THE RIGIDITY AND ERECTION OF A PENIS AND ARTERIAL-VENOUS FLOWS
First Claim
1. A method for treating the ischiocavernous muscles (IC) of a patient with either erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation or both, said patient having been diagnosed with measurements of the strength of the ischiocavernous muscles (IC) causing the rigidity of the penis (P) of the patient and measurements of the arterial and venous variation of the corpus cavernosum ensuring the erection of the penis (P), the method comprising:
- providing a sensor (2, 50) that is comprised of;
means for receiving the intracavernous pressure (ICP),means for electro stimulating (22, 56) the ischiocavernous muscles (IC), andat least one transducer (21, 55) integrated into or offset from the sensor (2, 50) allowing the pressure signal issued from the means for receiving the intracavernous pressure (ICP) to be transformed into an electrical signal; and
connecting the sensor (2, 50) to a housing (35) that is comprised of;
means for amplifying and recording the electrical signal from the transducer (21, 55) to produce an amplified electrical signal, anda microcontroller for analyzing the amplified electrical signal, for controlling the means for electro stimulating (22, 56) the ischiocavernous muscles (IC) as a function of the fatigue state of the ischiocavernous muscles (IC) and for controlling the treatment through sound, visual or tactile patterns indicating to the patient the intensity, duration and ischiocavernous muscles (IC) contraction to be produced and the duration of the rest period between two contractions.
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Abstract
A measuring method enables the strength of the ischiocavernosus muscles (IC) causing the rigidity of the penis (P) of a patient and the arterial and venous variation ensuring the erection of the penis (P) of the patient to be measured and reinforced by placing a sensor (2, 50) around the penis (P) includes elements to receive the intracavernous pressure (ICP) and pressure variations of the penis (P), and at least one transducer (21, 55) integrated into or offset from the sensor (2, 50) allowing the pressure signal from the elements for receiving the pressure to be transformed into an electrical signal, and by connecting the sensor (2, 50) to a housing (35) including elements for amplifying and recording the signal from the transducer (21, 55), elements for analyzing the signal by a microcontroller allowing the fatigue state of the ischiocavernosus muscles (IC) to be measured and the variations in muscle strength of the ischiocavernosus muscles (IC) to be measured.
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1. A method for treating the ischiocavernous muscles (IC) of a patient with either erectile dysfunction or premature ejaculation or both, said patient having been diagnosed with measurements of the strength of the ischiocavernous muscles (IC) causing the rigidity of the penis (P) of the patient and measurements of the arterial and venous variation of the corpus cavernosum ensuring the erection of the penis (P), the method comprising:
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providing a sensor (2, 50) that is comprised of; means for receiving the intracavernous pressure (ICP), means for electro stimulating (22, 56) the ischiocavernous muscles (IC), and at least one transducer (21, 55) integrated into or offset from the sensor (2, 50) allowing the pressure signal issued from the means for receiving the intracavernous pressure (ICP) to be transformed into an electrical signal; and connecting the sensor (2, 50) to a housing (35) that is comprised of; means for amplifying and recording the electrical signal from the transducer (21, 55) to produce an amplified electrical signal, and a microcontroller for analyzing the amplified electrical signal, for controlling the means for electro stimulating (22, 56) the ischiocavernous muscles (IC) as a function of the fatigue state of the ischiocavernous muscles (IC) and for controlling the treatment through sound, visual or tactile patterns indicating to the patient the intensity, duration and ischiocavernous muscles (IC) contraction to be produced and the duration of the rest period between two contractions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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