Patent ID: 9700236
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A device for measuring pelvic organ prolapse comprising: a) at least one extracorporeal positioning receiver or transmitter; b) at least one positioning sensor configured for attachment at a first initial position to an internal surface of a vaginal cavity of a subject such that a movement by said internal surface causes a displacement of the at least one positioning sensor with respect to the internal surface of the vaginal cavity, the extracorporeal positioning receiver or transmitter or both to a second displaced position, the positioning sensor cooperative with the at least one positioning receiver; and c) a computing system having a data base stored in a memory that provides data on dislocation levels related to a plurality of pelvic organ prolapse conditions, the computing system operative to (i) receive the first initial position and the second displaced position information from the at least one positioning sensor, (ii) compute the distance moved by the at least one positioning sensor from the first initial position to the second displaced position with respect to the internal surface of the vaginal cavity, the extracorporeal positioning receiver or transmitter or both; and (iii) based on the computed distance moved by the at least one positioning sensor and the dislocation levels related to the plurality of pelvic organ prolapse conditions stored in the memory, determine a pelvic organ prolapse condition.