Implanted Vulvovaginal Stimulator With Wireless Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of effective therapies for treating female sexual dysfunction (FSD), which affects up to 43% of women and is characterized by disorders of sexual desire, arousal, or orgasm, with limited treatment options available.
Innovation Solution
The development of an implanted stimulation device that is adapted to stimulate sexually responsive tissue of the vulva or vagina, allowing for enhanced sexual arousal and potentially increasing the likelihood of orgasm through controlled movement and contact.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If hand held or external clitoral stimulation devices are used, then sexual arousal can be enhanced, but the devices are likely to cause embarrassment and are not always available
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into two main components: an implanted stimulation unit positioned against the clitoris and an external control unit. This segmentation allows the critical stimulation component to be permanently available and discreet within the body, while the external controller provides ease of operation through wireless control, resolving the contradiction between convenience and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The stimulation device is nested within the body through implantation, with the stimulation unit positioned inside the vaginal canal against the clitoris. This nesting approach makes the device always available and discreet (improving reliability) while maintaining ease of operation through external wireless control (improving convenience).
2Adaptability or versatility
If vacuum or suction is applied to the clitoris to promote engorgement, then sexual arousal may be enhanced, but the approach lacks versatility in stimulation methods
Solution Approach 1:
The stimulation device incorporates multiple dynamic stimulation modes including vibration at variable frequencies, rotation, and pulsing patterns. The control unit allows dynamic adjustment of these parameters to provide versatile stimulation methods while maintaining a relatively simple implanted device structure, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The device changes multiple operational parameters including vibration frequency, amplitude, pattern duration, and stimulation intensity through wireless control. This allows versatile stimulation approaches without requiring complex mechanical structures in the implanted unit, as the versatility is achieved through programmable parameter variations rather than mechanical 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 implanted stimulation device provides a convenient and discreet means to enhance sexual response and increase the likelihood of orgasm, addressing the need for improved treatment options for female sexual dysfunction.
Implementation Method 1
The at least one stimulating device is adapted to create movement preferably with a frequency from 0.1 to 10 000 Hz
Implementation Method 2
The at least one stimulating device is adapted to create movement preferably with a frequency from 0.1 to 10 000 Hz and wherein the at least one stimulating device is adapted to create movement preferably with an amplitude of from 0.01 to 30 mm
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AI summary
The present invention relates to an apparatus for treating a sexual dysfunctional female patient. In the apparatus, there is provided at least one implantable stimulation for stimulating at least part of the sexually responsive tissue of the vulva or the wall or the vagina of the patient by movement of the stimulation device and contact between the stimulation device and at least one area of the sexually responsive tissue of the vulva or the wall of the vagina. There is further provided an energy-transforming device, a control unit for controlling the stimulation device and an energy storage device for receiving energy from the energy-transforming device. The control unit is further configured to determine a current state of the energy storage device.