Pelvic Floor Training Device With Pressure Sensor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pelvic floor training devices lack accurate force measurement and are difficult to operate, with some being limited to urology practices and requiring intimate contact, making them inconvenient and inexact for general use.
Innovation Solution
A pelvic floor training device with a pressure sensor integrated into a seat part, featuring a hollow body with a flexible outer sheath and a pressure mediator, allowing for reliable and reproducible force measurement, easy cleaning, and adaptability to different body shapes, enabling use while fully clothed without intimate contact.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a pressure sensor is integrated into a chair-based training device, then force measurement capability is improved, but device complexity and difficulty of operation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The pressure sensor is segmented into a modular design with a hollow body, flexible outer sheath, and pressure mediator as separate components that can be assembled and disassembled. This allows the measurement function to be isolated and maintained independently from the rest of the training device, reducing overall system complexity while preserving measurement accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
A pressure mediator (gel or liquid material) is introduced as an intermediary substance between the user's body and the pressure sensor's measurement elements. This mediator transmits pressure forces accurately while simplifying the interaction interface, making the device easier to operate and clean without compromising measurement precision.
2Measurement precision
If a pressure sensor requires intimate contact with the body for measurement, then measurement precision is improved, but ease of operation and user comfort deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The pressure mediator serves as a comfortable intermediary layer between the user's body and the sensor, eliminating the need for intimate skin contact while maintaining accurate muscle force detection. Users can operate the device while fully clothed, significantly improving ease of use and user comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The flexible outer sheath and soft pressure mediator create a comfortable interface that conforms to the user's body shape without requiring direct skin contact. This flexible interface maintains measurement precision while allowing users to wear regular clothing, enhancing operational ease.
3Reliability
If a pressure sensor is designed with a closed hollow body structure, then measurement reliability is improved, but ease of cleaning deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The pressure sensor is designed as a segmented modular unit where the hollow body, outer sheath, and pressure mediator can be separated from each other. This segmentation allows the pressure mediator and outer sheath to be removed for cleaning while the electronic components remain protected, maintaining measurement reliability while dramatically improving ease of cleaning.
Solution Approach 2:
The pressure mediator and outer sheath are designed to be extractable from the hollow body structure. This extraction capability allows users to remove and clean the components that contact the body or sweat, maintaining hygienic conditions without compromising the sealed, reliable measurement chamber.
4Adaptability or versatility
If a training device is designed for general use rather than specialized urology practices, then adaptability and ease of operation are improved, but measurement precision may deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The pressure sensor with its flexible outer sheath and pressure mediator is designed as a universal interface that can accommodate different body shapes, sizes, and clothing types. This universal design maintains accurate pressure measurement across diverse users while significantly improving adaptability for general use beyond specialized medical practices.
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 device provides accurate and reproducible measurement of pelvic floor muscle forces, is easy to clean, and can be adapted to various body shapes, facilitating convenient and effective training while maintaining user comfort and hygiene.
Implementation Method 1
The inner space of the hollow body contains a gel material, an elastic multi-component material or a liquid material that acts as pressure mediator, wherein the pressure-measuring or force-measuring device extends in the longitudinal direction at least partially within the inner space in order to transmit the pressure from the outer sheath to the pressure-measuring or force-measuring device via the pressure mediator
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AI summary
The training device for training human pelvic floor muscles, intended to be placed for training externally onto the human body directly or indirectly between the two ischial bones while sitting, including a seat part and a pressure sensor device for detecting the muscle force.