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Urogenital muscle exercise sensor system

US5531226A · kind A · utility

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26Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 26, 1994
Grant dateJul 2, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 26, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA63B2220/56
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Urogenital muscle exercise sensor system located totally external to the human body to provide muscular feedback. The sensor system comprises a self-resilient hollow bag which resiliently expands to its initial shape after compression, a feedback means for providing feedback to the user, a connection meand for connecting the self-resilient hollow gab to the feedback means, a fluid means within the self-resilient hollow bag and connection means for transmitting pressure from the hollow bag to the feedback means, and attachment means with pocket means for the insertion of the hollow bag therein for attaching the exercise sensor system to the human body.

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