Implanted Stimulation Device for Female Erectile Tissue Engorgement
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of effective treatments for female sexual dysfunction, which affects up to 43% of women and is characterized by disorders of sexual desire, arousal, or orgasm, with limited therapeutic options available.
Innovation Solution
The development of a stimulation device that is implanted to stimulate the erectile tissues of a female patient, specifically designed to increase blood flow to the female erectile tissue, thereby promoting engorgement and enhancing sexual arousal.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a stimulation device is implanted to treat female sexual dysfunction, then the effectiveness of treatment is improved, but the device complexity and surgical intervention requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The stimulation device is divided into separate components: electrodes for neural stimulation, a vacuum pump for creating negative pressure, and a control unit. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently while reducing overall system complexity through modular design.
Solution Approach 2:
The implanted device performs multiple functions simultaneously: it provides neural stimulation through electrodes, creates negative pressure through the vacuum pump, and controls both functions through a single control unit. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate devices and simplifies the treatment system.
2Ease of operation
If an implanted stimulation device is used, then the availability of treatment is improved, but the surgical intervention and recovery time increase
Solution Approach 1:
The stimulation device is implanted before the patient requires treatment, allowing her to use it on-demand without waiting for surgical intervention at the time of need. The preliminary implantation enables immediate availability of the treatment option when required.
3Device complexity
If external hand-held devices are used for clitoral stimulation, then the device complexity is reduced, but the ease of operation decreases due to embarrassment and convenience issues
Solution Approach 1:
The most sensitive and embarrassing part of the treatment (clitoral stimulation) is extracted from external devices and transferred to an implanted device that operates internally. This eliminates the need for external hand-held devices during intimate moments, significantly improving ease of operation while reducing visible complexity.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The stimulation device increases the likelihood of orgasm and enhances the sexual response to stimuli by promoting engorgement of the female erectile tissue, providing an improved treatment option for female sexual dysfunction.
Implementation Method 1
During sexual arousal of the female, vasocongestion of the pelvic region leads to engorgement of the genitalia with blood leading to swelling of the external genitalia and erection of the clitoris
Implementation Method 2
This has been proposed a device for treating FSD that applies a vacuum or suction to the clitoris. This will create a negative pressure that promotes the engorgement of the clitoris with blood
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AI summary
There is disclosed an apparatus for treating a sexual dysfunctional female patient, comprising a stimulation device adapted to stimulate an erectile blood flow passageway to increase the amount of blood in the female erectile tissue and thereby obtaining engorgement with blood of the female erectile tissue by affecting said erectile blood flow passageway. Moreover there is disclosed a system and an operation method for treating a sexual dysfunctional female patient.