Implanted Stimulation Device for Female Sexual Dysfunction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current treatments for female sexual dysfunction are inadequate, with limited options available that effectively enhance sexual arousal and orgasm in female patients, leading to a need for improved therapeutic solutions.
Innovation Solution
A stimulation device is implanted to stimulate the erectile blood flow passageways, increasing blood flow to the female erectile tissue, which includes the corpora cavernosa, vestibular bulbs, and clitoris, using electrical or thermal methods to achieve engorgement and enhance sexual response.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a stimulation device is implanted to stimulate erectile blood flow passageways, then the likelihood of orgasm and sexual response is improved, but the device complexity and surgical intervention requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex mechanical stimulation devices with electrical or thermal stimulation mechanisms. The stimulation device uses electrical currents or thermal energy to affect blood flow passageways, simplifying the overall system compared to mechanical pumps or manual devices while achieving reliable engorgement and orgasm enhancement.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces blood flow passageways as an intermediary mechanism between the stimulation device and the erectile tissue. By stimulating these passageways indirectly rather than directly stimulating the tissue, the system achieves effective treatment with reduced device complexity and fewer direct surgical interventions.
2Reliability
If electrical or thermal methods are used to stimulate blood flow, then the treatment effectiveness is improved, but the risk of tissue damage and harmful effects increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs periodic or pulsed electrical or thermal stimulation rather than continuous application. This allows the tissue to recover between stimulation cycles, maintaining treatment effectiveness while minimizing the risk of thermal burns or electrical damage to the erectile tissue and surrounding structures.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes controlled changes in physical parameters (temperature, electrical current intensity) to achieve effective stimulation. By carefully adjusting these parameters within safe ranges and using feedback mechanisms, the system maintains treatment efficacy while preventing tissue damage from excessive thermal or electrical exposure.
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 solution increases the likelihood of orgasm and enhances sexual response to stimuli by effectively managing blood flow to the female erectile tissue, providing a more reliable and convenient treatment option compared to existing methods.
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
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AI summary
The present invention relates to method for implanting an apparatus for treating sexual dysfunction in a female patient. The apparatus has a stimulation device for stimulating 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.