Systems and methods for dynamically modeling the human internal pelvic environment for product interactions

US9165094B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Procter & Gamble Company · US

Inventors

• Alexzandra Joan Ramachandran · Cincinnati, US
• Ryo Minoguchi · Cincinnati, US
• Diana Lynne Gann · Lebanon, US
• Dean Larry DuVal · Lebanon, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 27, 2013
• Grant date: Oct 20, 2015
• Expiry date: Jan 24, 2034

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G09B23/28
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

Included are embodiments for dynamically modeling a human internal pelvic environment for product interactions. Some embodiments include creating a computational simulation of biomechanical interactions between feminine product and a pelvic region for a predetermined body type and simulating dynamic contraction of pelvic floor muscles and movement of surrounding parts of the pelvic region as would be experienced in normal use of the feminine product. Similarly, some embodiments are configured to determine, from the simulation, positional changes and effectiveness of the feminine product, determine whether the feminine product is acceptable, and in response to determining that the feminine product is not acceptable, alter a feature of the feminine product. In some embodiments, in response to determining that the feminine product is acceptable, data related to the feminine product being acceptable may be output.