Pelvic floor muscle strengthening device

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device that allows the user to train the pelvic floor muscles even when wearing clothes, and enables the device to be operated and muscle exercises to be performed in a state optimized for the user's body type. [Solution] According to the present invention, there is provided a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device characterized by comprising a support device 20 that is attached to a seat body 11 and applies upward pressure to the pelvic floor muscles P through the narrow perineal space, pressure adjustment means 21 that adjusts the force or pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles via said support device 20, sensing means 35 that senses the force or pressure applied by said support device 20 to the pelvic floor muscles P of the seated person and that senses the force or pressure that increases as the seat contracts the pelvic floor muscles P, an electronic circuit 42 that transmits the force or pressure data of the sensing means 35 to the display means 60, input means 40 for inputting weight information of the seated person, and a control module 45 that generates a control signal so that the force or pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles P of the seated person increases as the weight of the seated person increases.

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device, and more specifically to a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device that can strengthen the pelvic floor muscles inside the body even when wearing clothes, and enables pelvic floor muscle exercises that are optimized according to the user's physical information. [Background technology]

[0002] The pelvic floor muscles are muscle tissues located at the bottom of the pelvis, including the anal and urethral sphincters, and a typical disease caused by the weakening of the pelvic floor muscles is urinary incontinence. This symptom occurs when the pelvic floor muscles stretch during pregnancy and childbirth, and weaken further with age, causing them to droop downwards without being able to properly support organs such as the bladder and rectum. Therefore, urinary incontinence is treated by restoring muscle strength so that the bladder and other organs can be supported normally through sustained contraction of the pelvic floor muscles.

[0003] However, in order to perform effective contraction exercises, it is necessary to grasp the degree of contraction of the pelvic floor muscles, but conventional urinary incontinence treatment devices have no way to directly sense the contraction force of the pelvic floor muscles outside the body, so they use an indirect exercise method in which a small device is inserted into the woman's vagina to sense the force of the sphincter tightening, and then the target muscle, the pelvic floor muscle, is exercised together with the pudendal nerve, which is connected to the anal sphincter and urethral sphincter, so that when these sphincters are contracted, the pelvic floor muscle is also contracted, and this is used to exercise the pelvic floor muscle.

[0004] However, such vaginal insertion devices have major problems because they require women to remove their clothes before inserting the device into their vagina, making them extremely inconvenient to use and embarrassing.

[0005] In addition, in order to strengthen weakened muscles, the muscle recovery effect will not increase unless the muscles are contracted against external resistance, such as when exercising with dumbbells, and the muscle recovery effect will be significantly reduced if the body exerts force without external resistance. However, conventional insertion devices have the drawback of reducing the muscle recovery effect because they are a no-load muscle exercise method that cannot apply external resistance to the sensitive vagina of women. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] The present invention has been made to solve the problems mentioned above, and provides a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device that not only strengthens the pelvic floor muscles inside the body even when clothed, but also applies optimal external resistance to the pelvic floor muscles, which is proportional to the weight of the pelvic organs supported by the pelvic floor muscles and inversely proportional to the possibility of inducing pain, and enables muscle exercise against this optimal external resistance. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] According to a feature of the present invention, a seat body 11 on which an occupant can sit, A support tool 20 is installed on the seat body 11 and is formed to be narrow in width and long in length so as to pressurize the pelvic floor muscles P upward through the narrow perineal space between the legs of the seated person; A pressure adjustment means 21 for adjusting the force or pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles P of the seated person through the support device 20; A sensing means 35 connected to the support device 20 for sensing the force or pressure applied by the support device 20 to the pelvic floor muscle P of the seated person, or the force or pressure that increases as the seated person contracts the pelvic floor muscle P; an electronic circuit 42 connected to said sensing means 35 for transmitting data to a display means 60 for visually or audibly indicating the increasing force or pressure associated with the contraction of the pelvic floor muscles P; An input means 40 for inputting weight information of a seated occupant; A control module 45 receives weight information from the input means 40 and generates a control signal so that the force or pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles P of the seated person increases as the weight of the seated person increases. This pelvic floor muscle strengthening device is characterized by being able to increase the force and pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles P to effectively perform contraction exercises as the weight of the pelvic organs that the pelvic floor muscles P must normally support increases with increasing body weight.

[0008] According to another feature of the present invention, there is provided a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device, characterized in that the input means 40 can input height information of the seated occupant, and the control module 45 generates a control signal so that the force or pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles P of the seated occupant decreases as the height of the seated occupant increases.

[0009] According to yet another feature of the present invention, there is provided a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device, wherein the pressure adjustment means 21 comprises an inclined surface 22 inclined in the fore-aft direction of the support device 20, and the compression strength of the support device 20 can be adjusted by moving the seating position in the fore-aft direction.

[0010] According to another feature of the present invention, there is provided a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device, characterized in that the pressure adjustment means 21 includes a lifting means 30 which raises and lowers the support device 20 so as to compress or release pressure on the pelvic floor muscles P of the seated person.

[0011] According to yet another feature of the present invention, there is provided a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device characterized in that the control module 45 controls the force or pressure applied by the support device 20 to the pelvic floor muscles P of the seated occupant so that it increases proportionally within a range of 6% to 30% of the body weight of the seated occupant.

[0012] According to yet another feature of the present invention, there is provided a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device characterized in that the control module 45 controls the force or pressure applied by the support device 20 to the pelvic floor muscles P of the seated occupant so that it is reduced proportionally within a range of 4% to 20% of the height of the seated occupant.

[0013] According to another feature of the present invention, there is provided a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device which further includes an abdominal belt 12 worn around the waist of the seated occupant, and an abdominal pressure sensor 13 attached to said abdominal belt 12 which detects an increase in the intra-abdominal pressure of the seated occupant and transmits a signal to said electronic circuit 42, and which is characterized in that the increase in intra-abdominal pressure during pelvic muscle exercise can be monitored via said display means 60.

[0014] According to yet another feature of the present invention, there is provided a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device characterized in that the sensing means 35 comprises a first sensor 36 and a second sensor 37 arranged at a fixed distance in front of and behind the support device 20.

[0015] According to another feature of the present invention, there is provided a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device characterized in that the display means 60 further includes a seating position guide means 63 which advises whether the occupant is close to their home position when sitting in either the front or rear of the support device 20 based on the data sensed from the first sensor 36 and the second sensor 37.

[0016] According to another feature of the present invention, A seat body 11 on which an occupant can sit; A support member 20 is provided on the seat body 11, and is formed so that it is narrow in width from side to side and long in length from front to back so as to pressurize the pelvic floor muscles P upward through the narrow perineal space between the crotch of the seated person, and has an inclined portion formed so as to become higher toward either the front or rear. A sensing means 35 is installed under the support device 20 and senses the pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles P of the seated person, or senses the force or pressure that increases when the seated person contracts the pelvic floor muscles P; an electronic circuit 42 connected to said sensing means 35 for transmitting data to a display means 60 for visually or audibly indicating the increased force or pressure caused by the contraction of the pelvic floor muscles P; There is provided a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device characterized in that it is configured to include a seating position guide means 63 that is displayed on the display means 60 and informs the user of the proper seating position of the support device 20.

[0017] According to yet another feature of the present invention, there is provided a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device characterized in that the seating position guide means 63 guides the seating position so that the force or pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles P increases as the weight of the occupant increases or the height of the occupant decreases.

[0018] According to another aspect of the present invention, a seat body 11 on which an occupant can sit, A support tool 20 is installed on the seat body 11 and is formed to be narrow in width and long in length so as to pressurize the pelvic floor muscles P upward through the narrow perineal space between the legs of the seated person; A sensing means 35 connected to the support device 20 for sensing the force or pressure applied by the support device 20 to the pelvic floor muscle P of the seated person, or for sensing the force or pressure that increases when the seated person contracts the pelvic floor muscle P; An abdominal belt 12 worn around the waist of a seated person; An abdominal pressure sensor 13 that is installed on the abdominal belt 12 and detects the intraperitoneal pressure of the seated person; There is provided a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device which is characterized by including an electronic circuit 42 which is connected to the sensing means 35 and abdominal pressure sensor 13 and transmits data to a display means 60 so that pelvic floor muscle P contraction information and intra-abdominal pressure increase information can be displayed externally.

[0019] According to yet another feature of the present invention, a support device 20 is formed with a narrow width from side to side and a long length from front to back so as to pressurize the pelvic floor muscles P upward through the narrow perineal space between the hips of a seated person, First and second electrodes 70, 71 are arranged on the upper surface of the support tool 20 at a predetermined distance from each other in the front and rear directions, and are adapted to apply electrical stimulation to the pelvic floor muscles P of the seated person; an electronic circuit 42 connected to the first and second electrodes 70, 71 for applying an electrical stimulation signal; A pelvic floor muscle strengthening device is provided, which is characterized in that it is configured to include water tissue 80 that is detachably placed over the upper surfaces of the first and second electrodes 70, 71 and that allows the clothes to become wet with moisture even when the seated person is seated while wearing the tissue, thereby transmitting electrical stimulation to the human body through the moisture.

[0020] According to another feature of the present invention, there is provided a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device, wherein the water tissue 80 has a water content of 40% to 85%.

[0021] According to yet another feature of the present invention, there is provided a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device in which the water tissue 80 is narrow in width and long in length from front to back to correspond to the support device 20, thereby enabling the perineum of a seated person to be wetted with a minimum area. Effect of the Invention

[0022] As described above, according to the present invention, the human pelvic floor muscles P normally support organs such as the bladder and intestines. Since the weight of such organs is usually proportional to body weight, the pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles P can be increased as body weight increases during pelvic floor muscle exercise, and by contracting the pelvic floor muscles P against the increased pressure, the muscle strength can be restored so that it can support a greater weight.

[0023] In addition, even if the user has the same weight, if the user is tall, the user will have a thin body type, and a thin body type has a characteristic of being lean and sensitive to external stimuli and feeling a lot of pain. Therefore, the pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles P must be inversely proportional to the height, so that the user can use the device comfortably while reducing pain. In other words, the present invention applies an optimal pressure to the pelvic floor muscles P, which is proportional to the user's weight and inversely proportional to the possibility of inducing pain, and allows the user to perform effective muscle exercise against the optimal pressure.

[0024] Furthermore, as shown in Figures 2 and 3, when an occupant sits on the support device 20, signals are detected from the first sensor 36 and the second sensor 37 arranged at the front end and rear end, respectively, and by comparing the sizes of the signals, it is possible to determine in which direction, forward or backward, the occupant has sat on the support device 20, and therefore it is possible to guide the seating position so that the occupant can sit in a fixed position.

[0025] As shown in Fig. 3, the pressure adjustment means 21 using the inclined support tool 20 calculates the optimal pressure according to weight and height, and adjusts the pressure acting on the pelvic floor root p to the optimal state when only the seating position is moved according to the guidance of the seating position guide means 63, so many components are not required compared to the lifting type pressure adjustment method, and the unit price can be reduced. In addition, the process of transmitting the force or pressure acting on the support tool 20 is transmitted directly to the sensing means 35 via the support tool 20 without going through a separate lifting means 30, etc., so unnecessary interference with other parts that occurs in the process of transmitting the force or pressure can be minimized and the accuracy of the measurement is improved.

[0026] Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6, the present invention has an abdominal belt 12 with a built-in abdominal pressure sensor 13 worn around the waist, which makes it possible to monitor whether intra-abdominal pressure increases when the pelvic floor muscles P contract. This has the advantage that only the pelvic floor muscles P can be contracted without applying force to the abdomen, enabling accurate Kegel exercises.

[0027] In addition, in the present invention, as shown in Figure 7, first and second electrodes 70, 71 are respectively provided on the upper surface of a narrow and long support device 20, and moist water tissues 80 are placed on top of them, so that even if the seated person sits down while wearing clothes, the clothes will become wet with the moisture in the water tissues 80 and electrical stimulation will be transmitted from the first electrode 70 and the second electrode 71 through the moisture to the skin inside the clothes, allowing the seated person to very easily electrically stimulate the pelvic floor muscles P of the perineum without having to remove their clothes as in the past. In addition, the water tissue 80 is formed or folded to be narrow in width and long in length, so that it wets only the narrow perineum between the legs. When the wearer stands up, the wet clothing part corresponding to the perineum is covered by both legs and is not visible to others, so that it can be used very conveniently without any psychological burden. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0028] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA' of FIG. [Diagram 3]FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a modified example of the pressure adjusting means according to the present invention. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the operation of the seating position guide means according to the present invention. [Diagram 5] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the operation state of a main part according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 6] FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the operation state of the abdominal belt according to the present invention. [Figure 7] FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view according to another embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 8] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB' of FIG.

[0029] The above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[0030] Figures 1 to 8 show various embodiments of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, a pelvic floor muscle strengthening device 10 of the present invention comprises a cushion-like seat body 11 so that a seated person can sit on it and use it, and a bar-like support tool 20 that is long from front to back is provided in the approximate center of the seat body 11, and a number of operation buttons 48 and a display window 61 of a certain size are provided in front of the support tool 20.

[0031] The seat body 11 is designed so that a user can sit on it like a cushion or a chair, and the support device 20 is formed narrow in width from side to side and long in front to back so that it can approach the pelvic floor muscles P through the narrow perineal space between the sitter's both thigh bones when the sitter sits on the seat body 11, and is covered with a cushioning material 24.

[0032] 2 and 3, a pressure adjustment means 21 is provided in the center of the seat body 11 to adjust the force or pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles of the seated person via the support tool 20. This pressure adjustment means 21 can be a type that adjusts the height of the support tool 20 using a lifting means 30 as shown in Fig. 2, or a type that adjusts the pressure strength of the support tool 20 by tilting it as shown in Fig. 3, so that the pressure strength of the support tool 20 can be adjusted according to the seating position.

[0033] In the adjustment method using the lifting means 30, the support tool 20 is horizontally installed in the center of the seat body 11, and the lifting means 30 such as a vertical screw shaft or a vertical actuator is installed under the support tool 20 as shown in Figs. 5a to 5c, and the pressure intensity of the pelvic floor muscles P is adjusted by adjusting the height of the support tool 20 through the lifting means 30. At this time, the lifting means 30 can be manually adjusted by rotating a handle 41 connected to the screw shaft to adjust the height as shown in Fig. 2, or automatically adjusted by rotating a motor (not shown) through a control module 45. At this time, a load transmission bar 23 for transmitting the load acting on the support tool 20 to a first sensor 36 and a second sensor 37 is installed horizontally in the front-rear direction at the lower end of the lifting means 30.

[0034] As described above, the inclination adjustment method is provided with a pressure adjustment means 21 consisting of the support tool 20 itself having an inclined surface 22, and this pressure adjustment means 21 is inclined so that the height of the support tool 20 increases as it moves forward, as shown in Fig. 3, in the center of the seat body 11. As the sitter moves forward to sit down, the height of the support tool 20 increases, so that the pelvic floor muscles P are pressed more strongly, and conversely, as the sitter moves backward, the height of the support tool 20 decreases, so that the compression strength decreases. In addition, the inclination of the support tool 20 can be made higher as it moves backward, and in this case, the compression strength increases as it moves backward. In this case, a separate lifting means is not connected to the support tool 20, and a first sensor 36 and a second sensor 37 are provided at the front end and rear end of the support tool 20, respectively, to detect the force or pressure transmitted through the support tool 20.

[0035] 2 and 3, the sensing means 35 is composed of a first sensor 36 and a second sensor 37 located at the front and rear ends of the support tool 20, respectively, and when the seated person sits on the seat main body 11, it senses the force or pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles P through the support tool 20, and when the seated person contracts the pelvic floor muscles P, it senses the force or pressure increased by the muscle contraction and displays it externally through the display means 60. That is, if a force of 10 kg acts on the pelvic floor muscles P when sitting, and then when the pelvic floor muscles P are contracted in the exercise stage, and the load acting on the sensing means 35 increases from 10 kg to 13 kg, the increase of 3 kg is displayed externally through the display means 60 as the force increasing purely due to the contraction of the pelvic floor muscles P.

[0036] In addition, through the first sensor 36 and the second sensor 37 at the front and rear, information regarding the seated position of the seated person and the height of the support device 20 is provided in the form of a graph as shown in Figures 4a and 4b, so that the seated person can adjust the seated position and the height of the support device 20 to suit themselves.

[0037] As shown in Fig. 4a, when the support tool 20 is installed at an angle, the pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles P varies depending on the seating position, so that the support tool 20 moves forward when the pressure is weak, and moves backward when the pressure is strong, and adjusts by sitting. At this time, the optimal pressure data acting on the pelvic floor muscles P is calculated using the weight and height information of the seated person, and is proportional to the weight and inversely proportional to the height. At this time, the seating position guide means 63 is provided on the screen of the display means 60, and displays a message to move forward when the pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles P through the support tool 20 is smaller than the calculated optimal pressure, and conversely, prompts the user to move backward when the pressure applied through the support tool 20 is larger than the calculated optimal pressure.

[0038] Furthermore, when the support device 20 is installed horizontally as in Figure 4b, the pressure acting on the pelvic floor muscles P is adjusted by raising and lowering the lifting means 30 in Figure 2, and the seating position is detected and displayed as to which side the sitter is biased based on the load data sensed by the first sensor 36 and the second sensor 37, thereby guiding the person to sit in the fixed position of the support device 20.

[0039] In addition, when the height adjustment of the support tool 20 by the lifting means 30 calculates optimal pressure data using the weight and height information of the user, the support tool 20 is raised by the lifting means 30 until the optimal pressure is reached on the pelvic floor muscles P, thereby compressing the pelvic floor muscles P. When the height and weight of the user are inputted into the device by the physical information input means 40, the optimal pressure is calculated to be proportional to the weight of the user and inversely proportional to the height, and by applying this to the pelvic floor muscles P (shown in FIG. 5), an effective and appropriate contraction exercise of the pelvic floor muscles P can be performed, like dumbbell arm exercises.

[0040] In other words, the user's pelvic floor muscles P normally continuously support the pelvic organs such as the bladder and rectum, and since the weight of these pelvic organs is usually proportional to the user's body weight, by compressing the pelvic floor muscles with a force proportional to the user's body weight and then contracting the pelvic floor muscles against this compressive force, the strength of the pelvic floor muscles can be restored so that they can fully support the weight of the pelvic organs that they normally have to support.

[0041] In addition, even if the weight is the same, the taller the person, the thinner the body, and such a thin person has less flesh and is more sensitive to external stimuli and feels more pain. Therefore, the external resistance applied to the pelvic floor muscles P is inversely proportional to the height, so that the pain can be reduced and the user can use the device comfortably.

[0042] Experimental results showed that the appropriate pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles P was possible when the pressure was increased proportionally within a range of 6% to 30% of body weight; below 6%, the external resistance to the muscles was too small and it was difficult to exercise the muscles sufficiently, and above 30%, the pain was so severe that it was difficult to exercise the muscles.

[0043] In addition, when the appropriate pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles was inversely proportional to the range of 4% to 20% of height, the muscles could be exercised comfortably and without pain, but below 4%, the pain was severe, and above 20%, the external resistance was too small to exercise the muscles sufficiently.

[0044] Unlike past insertable urinary incontinence treatment devices that used no-load muscle exercise methods, the present invention applies the optimal external resistance required for muscle exercise to the pelvic floor muscles P, which are the exercised area, and can forcefully contract the pelvic floor muscles P against this external resistance, greatly improving the treatment effect.

[0045] In addition, in the present invention, when the pelvic floor muscles P, which are normally drooping in a "U" shape due to the weight of the pelvic organs such as the bladder and rectum as shown in Fig. 5a, are pushed up against the support tool 20 and reversed to a "∩" shape as shown in Fig. 5b, the vertical component of the muscle contraction force acts on the support tool 20, and the degree of muscle contraction can be detected through the detection means 35 below the support tool 20. In other words, the pelvic floor muscles P are normally in a "U" shape and it was difficult to detect the muscle contraction force outside the body, but in the present invention, the pelvic floor muscles P are pushed up and reversed to a "∩" shape, so that when the muscles contract, the vertical component of the contraction force presses the support tool downward, and the contraction force of the pelvic floor muscles P can be easily detected outside the body.

[0046] As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the electronic circuit 42 filters and amplifies the pressure signal transmitted from the sensing means 35, transmits the data to the display means 60, and controls the operation of the device through a built-in control module 45.

[0047] The input means 40 is for inputting information such as the weight and height of the user, and may be an operation button 48 provided in front of the seat body 11, or an input module 47 of an external device such as a smartphone or PC. In this way, when inputting information using an external device, the application program of the external device is configured to include screen information for inputting the weight, height, etc.

[0048] The control module 45 is incorporated into the electronic circuit 42 inside the device or into the application program of an external device to control the operation of the device, and one of these control operations is to input weight and height information from the input means 40 and generate a control signal so that the pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles P increases as the weight of the occupant increases, and generates a control signal so that the pressure decreases as the height of the occupant increases.

[0049] 6, the present invention further includes an abdominal belt 12 that is worn around the waist of the seated person, and an abdominal pressure sensor 13 is attached to this abdominal belt 12. This abdominal pressure sensor 13 detects whether intra-abdominal pressure increases when the seated person performs pelvic floor muscle exercises, and displays this externally on a display unit 60 so that the seated person can monitor it, thereby guiding the person to perform accurate Kegel exercises in which only the pelvic floor muscles P contract without applying force to the abdomen.

[0050] Furthermore, in another embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to electrically stimulate the pelvic floor muscles P of a seated person to cause them to passively contract even when the person is fully clothed. The configuration and operating conditions for this purpose are as follows, with reference to Figures 7 and 8.

[0051] Another embodiment of the present invention is provided with electrodes that apply electrical stimulation on the support tool 20. The electrodes are composed of at least two electrodes including a first electrode 70 and a second electrode 71 that are arranged on the upper surface of the support tool 20 at a predetermined interval in the front and rear, and in some cases, three or more electrodes may be provided, and the electronic circuit 42 is composed of a circuit that generates electrical stimulation such as low frequency or medium frequency, and an electrical stimulation of about 5 Hz to 3000 Hz is generated through this circuit and transmitted to the human body via the first electrode 70 and the second electrode 71.

[0052] In this case, the support tool 20 has a width of 12 mm to 39 mm and a length of 50 mm to 250 mm, and can press the pelvic floor muscles inside the pelvis through the narrow space between the two femoral bones. The water tissue 80 is made narrow and long, with a width of 15 mm to 50 mm and a length of 50 mm to 250 mm, so as to correspond to the shape of the support tool 20, or is folded for use, so as to wet the perineum of the seated person in a minimum area that is not noticeable to others.

[0053] A water tissue 80 covering the first electrode 70 and the second electrode 71 is provided on the support 20. This water tissue 80 contains sufficient moisture, with a moisture content of 40% to 85%, so that even if the user sits down while wearing clothes, the moisture penetrates the clothes as they get wet, allowing smooth electrical transmission from the electrodes outside the clothes to the skin inside the clothes.

[0054] In addition, the water tissue 80 can be disposable and replaceable in consideration of hygiene, etc., or can be used repeatedly if it is boiled in water or disinfected. In addition, if the water tissue 80 is folded narrowly and long to correspond to the area of ​​the support 20, the area of ​​the clothes that is wetted by water can be minimized, and even if the patient wakes up after use, the wet perineum is covered by both legs and is not exposed to the outside, so the patient can use it with confidence.

[0055] On the other hand, if the first electrode 70 and the second electrode 71 are arranged on the left and right and the width becomes wider, the electrodes will rest on both hip bones and will not be able to approach the pelvic floor muscles P, so that the electrical stimulation will only be transmitted to the gluteal muscles of both buttocks and will not be transmitted smoothly to the pelvic floor muscles P located inside the hip bones. In addition, if the electrodes are arranged on the left and right, there is a problem that when the user stands up, both crotch areas become wet with water and are exposed to the outside, stimulating feelings of embarrassment.

[0056] The present invention described above is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments and accompanying drawings, and it is apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains that various substitutions, modifications and changes are possible within the scope not departing from the technical idea of ​​the present invention.

Claims

1. A seat body (11) on which an occupant can sit; a support device (20) that is installed on the seat body (11) and is formed to be narrow in width from side to side and long in length from front to back so as to pressurize the pelvic floor muscles (P) upward through the narrow perineal space between the crotch of the seated person; a pressure adjusting means (21) for adjusting the force or pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles (P) of the seated person through the support device (20); a sensing means (35) connected to the support device (20) for sensing the force or pressure applied by the support device (20) to the pelvic floor muscles (P) of the seated person, or the force or pressure that increases as the seated person contracts the pelvic floor muscles (P); an electronic circuit (42) connected to said sensing means (35) for transmitting data to a display means (60) for visually or audibly indicating the increasing force or pressure associated with the contraction of the pelvic floor muscles (P); an input means (40) for inputting weight information of a seated occupant; a control module (45) for receiving weight information from the input means (40) and generating a control signal so that the force or pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles (P) of the seated person increases as the weight of the seated person increases; This pelvic floor muscle strengthening device is characterized by the fact that as the weight of the pelvic organs that the pelvic floor muscles (P) must support under normal circumstances increases as the body weight increases, the force and pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles (P) is also increased, enabling effective contraction exercise.

2. The pelvic floor muscle strengthening device of claim 1, characterized in that the input means (40) can input height information of the seated occupant, and the control module (45) generates a control signal so that the force or pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles (P) of the seated occupant decreases as the height of the seated occupant increases.

3. The pelvic floor muscle strengthening device of claim 1, wherein the pressure adjustment means (21) comprises an inclined surface (22) inclined in the front-to-rear direction of the support tool (20), and the pressure intensity of the support tool (20) can be adjusted by moving the seating position in the front-to-rear direction.

4. The pelvic floor muscle strengthening device of claim 1, wherein the pressure adjustment means (21) includes a lifting means (30) for lifting and lowering the support device (20) so as to compress or release the pelvic floor muscles (P) of a seated person.

5. The pelvic floor muscle strengthening device of claim 1, wherein the control module (45) controls the force or pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles (P) of the seated person by the support device (20) so as to increase proportionally within a range of 6% to 30% of the seated person's body weight.

6. The pelvic floor muscle strengthening device of claim 1, wherein the control module (45) controls the force or pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles (P) of the seated person by the support device (20) so as to decrease proportionally within a range of 4% to 20% of the height of the seated person.

7. The pelvic floor muscle strengthening device of claim 1 further comprises an abdominal belt (12) worn around the waist of the seated person, and an abdominal pressure sensor (13) attached to the abdominal belt (12) for detecting an increase in intra-abdominal pressure of the seated person and transmitting a signal to the electronic circuit (42), so that the increase in intra-abdominal pressure during pelvic muscle exercise can be monitored on the display means (60).

8. The pelvic floor muscle strengthening device according to claim 1, characterized in that the sensing means (35) comprises a first sensor (36) and a second sensor (37) arranged at a fixed distance in front of and behind the support tool (20).

9. The pelvic floor muscle strengthening device of claim 8, characterized in that the display means (60) further includes a seating position guide means (63) for guiding whether the occupant is close to a home position when seated in either the front or rear of the support device (20) based on the data sensed from the first sensor (36) and the second sensor (37).

10. A seat body (11) on which an occupant can sit; a support device (20) provided on the seat body (11), narrow in width from side to side and long in length from front to back so as to pressurize the pelvic floor muscles (P) upward through the narrow perineal space between the crotch of the seated person, and having an inclined portion formed so as to become higher either toward the front or the rear; a sensing means (35) installed under the support device (20) for sensing a pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles (P) of a seated person, or for sensing an increased force or pressure when the seated person contracts the pelvic floor muscles (P); an electronic circuit (42) connected to said sensing means (35) for transmitting data to a display means (60) for visually or audibly indicating the increased force or pressure caused by the contraction of the pelvic floor muscles (P); The pelvic floor muscle strengthening device is characterized in that it is configured to include a seating position guide means (63) that is displayed on the display means (60) and informs the user of the proper seating position of the support device (20).

11. The pelvic floor muscle strengthening device of claim 10, wherein the seating position guide means (63) guides the seating position so that the force or pressure applied to the pelvic floor muscles (P) increases as the weight of the seated occupant increases or as the height of the seated occupant decreases.

12. A seat body (11) on which an occupant can sit; a support device (20) that is installed on the seat body (11) and is formed to be narrow in width from side to side and long in length from front to back so as to pressurize the pelvic floor muscles (P) upward through the narrow perineal space between the crotch of the seated person; a sensing means (35) connected to the support device (20) for sensing the force or pressure applied by the support device (20) to the pelvic floor muscles (P) of the seated person, or for sensing the force or pressure that increases when the seated person contracts the pelvic floor muscles (P); A stomach belt (12) worn around the waist of a seated person; an abdominal pressure sensor (13) that is installed on the abdominal belt (12) and detects the intraperitoneal pressure of the seated occupant; The pelvic floor muscle strengthening device further comprises an electronic circuit (42) connected to the sensing means (35) and the abdominal pressure sensor (13) for transmitting data of pelvic floor muscle (P) contraction information and intra-abdominal pressure increase information to a display means (60) so that the data can be displayed externally.

13. A support device (20) that is narrow in width from side to side and long in length from front to back so as to pressurize the pelvic floor muscles (P) upward through the narrow perineal space between the legs of a seated person; First and second electrodes (70, 71) are arranged on the upper surface of the support tool (20) at a predetermined distance from each other in the front and rear directions and are adapted to apply electrical stimulation to the pelvic floor muscles (P) of the seated person; an electronic circuit (42) connected to the first and second electrodes (70, 71) for applying an electrical stimulation signal; This pelvic floor muscle strengthening device is characterized in that it is configured to include water tissue (80) that is detachably placed on the upper surfaces of the first and second electrodes (70, 71) and that allows the clothes of a seated person to become wet with moisture and transmit electrical stimulation to the human body through the moisture, even when the seated person is seated while wearing the water tissue.

14. The pelvic floor muscle strengthening device according to claim 13, wherein the water tissue (80) has a water content of 40% to 85%.

15. The pelvic floor muscle strengthening device of claim 13, wherein the water tissue (80) is formed so as to be narrow in width from left to right and long in length from front to back to correspond to the support tool (20), thereby enabling the perineum of a seated person to be wetted with a minimum area.

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