Medical probe for electro-stimulation and training of pelvic floor musculature
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1. A probe system, comprising:
- a probe having a probe body which is insertable into a vagina or a rectum;
a plurality of electrodes which are positioned at several locations along a length and around a circumference on an outer surface of said probe; and
a control unit, operationally coupled to said probe, adapted for receiving electromyography (EMG) signals from each of said electrodes and for processing each of said signals for mapping a response of the muscles in a pelvic floor region,whereinthe probe system is configured for electro-stimulation of muscles in a pelvic floor region, and/or for pelvic floor physiotherapy and diagnosis, andsaid electrodes are operably coupled to the control unit and are configured for being operated as unipolar electrodes for detecting EMG unipolar signals and applying at least one electrical signal to a muscular layer.
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Abstract
A probe system for electro-stimulation and bio-feedback training of muscles in the pelvic floor region, in particular for pelvic floor physiotherapy and diagnosis, includes a probe having a probe body which is insertable into a vagina or a rectum, and a plurality of electrodes which are positioned at several locations along the length and around the circumference on the outer surface of the probe, the probe system further includes a control unit, operationally coupled to the probe, adapted for receiving EMG signals from each of the electrodes and for processing each of the signals for mapping the response of the muscles in the pelvic floor region.
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1. A probe system, comprising:
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a probe having a probe body which is insertable into a vagina or a rectum; a plurality of electrodes which are positioned at several locations along a length and around a circumference on an outer surface of said probe; and a control unit, operationally coupled to said probe, adapted for receiving electromyography (EMG) signals from each of said electrodes and for processing each of said signals for mapping a response of the muscles in a pelvic floor region, wherein the probe system is configured for electro-stimulation of muscles in a pelvic floor region, and/or for pelvic floor physiotherapy and diagnosis, and said electrodes are operably coupled to the control unit and are configured for being operated as unipolar electrodes for detecting EMG unipolar signals and applying at least one electrical signal to a muscular layer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 27)
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24. A probe system for electrostimulation and training of muscles in the pelvic floor region, in particular for pelvic floor physiotherapy and diagnosis, said probe system comprising:
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a probe having a probe body which is insertable into a vagina or a rectum, and a plurality of uni-polar surface electrodes which are positioned, at several locations along the length and around the circumference on an outer surface of said probe, the probe being configured to measure absolute value electromyography (EMG) electrode measurements; a control unit, operationally coupled to said probe, adapted for receiving absolute value EMG signals from each of said electrodes and for processing each of the absolute value EMG signals for mapping the response of the muscles in the pelvic floor region, wherein the control unit is configured to; (1) determine the absolute value electric signals from muscles or nerves in the pelvic floor region using the uni-polar electrodes, (2) determine muscular tension of the muscles in the pelvic floor region from the determined absolute value electric signals, (3) calculate electric stimulus signals to be applied to the electrodes based on the determined muscular tensions, (4) control the probe to apply the calculated electric stimulus signals to the electrodes causing at least one of contraction and relaxation of the muscles in the pelvic floor region, wherein the control unit is configured to control the electrodes as uni-polar electrodes providing measurement signals of the absolute values. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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