Intravaginal device with wireless sensors on a contraceptive barrier

• US 8,656,916 B2
• Filed: 03/11/2010
• Issued: 02/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Igor Stukanov
• Original Assignee: Igor Stukanov
• Inventors: Stukanov, Igor Igorevich
• Primary Examiner(s): DOUGHERTY, SEAN PATRICK
• Application Number:
  US12/661,098
• Publication Number:
  US 20100331720A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,447 Days
• Field of Search: 600/551, 600/301, 600/549, 600/587, 128/844, 128830-841, 125/51
• US Class Current: 128/830
• 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 device for wireless monitoring of fertility and sexual health of humans and animals comprising:

a female contraceptive barrier;

one or more sensors for measuring female fertility and sexual health, placed on an internal side of said barrier;

one or more sensors for measuring male fertility and sexual health, placed on an external side of said barrier;

a control unit, which turns on and off said device, compresses information from said sensors and sends the information to a terminal for processing the information and displaying results;

a wireless transmitter, where the information sent to the terminal for processing the information and displaying results is performed by the wireless transmitter;

a wireless receiver, where instructions to said control unit are received from the terminal by the wireless receiver.

2. The device as in claim 1, where one of said sensors is capable of taking ultrasonic images of follicle collapse with egg release.

3. The device as in claim 1, where one of said sensors is capable of taking infrared images of follicle collapse with egg release.

4. The device as in claim 1, where one of said sensors is capable of measuring vaginal temperature.

5. The device as in claim 1, where one of said sensors is capable of measuring concentration of enzymes.