Muscle contraction stimulation
First Claim
1. An electric muscle contraction inducer comprising a cylindrical housing having reduced diameter at the forward end along its length and a pair of energizing electrodes carried at spaced points along said forward end at which energizing signals appear in operation and having at its rearward end control means responsive to touch for initiating change in the amount of energy in said signals;
- said control means comprising at least three surfaces electrically insulated each from the others and responsive when a first and second of said surfaces are touched simultaneously by the user to initiate an energy increase and when the second and third of said surfaces are touched simultaneously by the user to initiate an energy decrease; and
at least said first and third surfaces being disposed on the rearward face of said instrument.
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Abstract
An instrument (10) for the treatment of incontinence by exercise of the muscle group that includes the puboccygeous muscle furnishes electrical energy to induce muscle contraction. Energy is provided according to a pre-established exercise program at energizing rings (16, 18) at the forward, insertion section of the instrument. All variables of the exercise program are pre-established by internal electronic circuitry (FIG. 4) except energy level. Control of energy level is left to the user at touch switch elements (20, 22, 24) at the rear of the instrument.
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1. An electric muscle contraction inducer comprising a cylindrical housing having reduced diameter at the forward end along its length and a pair of energizing electrodes carried at spaced points along said forward end at which energizing signals appear in operation and having at its rearward end control means responsive to touch for initiating change in the amount of energy in said signals;
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said control means comprising at least three surfaces electrically insulated each from the others and responsive when a first and second of said surfaces are touched simultaneously by the user to initiate an energy increase and when the second and third of said surfaces are touched simultaneously by the user to initiate an energy decrease; and at least said first and third surfaces being disposed on the rearward face of said instrument. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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