Exerciser for vaginal muscles
First Claim
1. In an exerciser for vaginal muscles including expandable means insertable into a vagina for engaging the vaginal wall and operating means for effecting expansion of the expandable means and thereby exerting pressure on such wall, such expandable means including an elongated rigid member having an axial bore and a radial duct intersecting such bore, a tubular bladder of air impervious stretchable material generally encircling the rigid member and means for clamping longitudinally spaced portions of the bladder between longitudinally spaced portions of the rigid member and the clamping means, the rigid member radial duct being located between such longitudinally spaced portions of the rigid member, the improvement comprising the clamping means including a core member having a shank portion received in the axial bore of the rigid member and a head portion forming a flange for clamping one end portion of the bladder to one end of the rigid member, the clamping means further including a joining member connected to said shank portion of said core member and having a flange for clamping the other end portion of the bladder to the other end of the rigid member.
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Abstract
A distensible body having an air impervious bladder of stretchable material is connected to a compressed air source and to a pressure indicator by hoses. A squeeze bulb and a releasable check valve pumping air into the body force the stretchable bladder to distend. The bladder pressure is shown on the pressure indicator which can be entirely mechanical or can include electronic components providing a digital display of such pressure.
When relaxed, the body is inserted into the vagina and then the body bladder is distended until it engages the vaginal wall. The elasticity of the vaginal muscles is measured by noting the increase in bladder pressure indicated as more air is pumped into the body. Controlled exercise of the vaginal muscles is effected by alternately distending the body bladder to exert a predetermined amount of pressure on the vaginal wall and releasing the pressure by allowing air to escape through the releasable check valve.
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- 1. In an exerciser for vaginal muscles including expandable means insertable into a vagina for engaging the vaginal wall and operating means for effecting expansion of the expandable means and thereby exerting pressure on such wall, such expandable means including an elongated rigid member having an axial bore and a radial duct intersecting such bore, a tubular bladder of air impervious stretchable material generally encircling the rigid member and means for clamping longitudinally spaced portions of the bladder between longitudinally spaced portions of the rigid member and the clamping means, the rigid member radial duct being located between such longitudinally spaced portions of the rigid member, the improvement comprising the clamping means including a core member having a shank portion received in the axial bore of the rigid member and a head portion forming a flange for clamping one end portion of the bladder to one end of the rigid member, the clamping means further including a joining member connected to said shank portion of said core member and having a flange for clamping the other end portion of the bladder to the other end of the rigid member.
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