Patent ID: 6063045
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A61M,A63B

Abstract:
An apparatus for assisting a user through an exercise routine of the user's pelvic floor muscles, comprising:an inflatable probe for insertion into an orifice of the user;a conduit attached at one end to the probe;a controller attached to an opposed end of the conduit for detecting pressures applied to the probe by flexure and relaxation of the user's pelvic floor muscles;a display coupled to the controller and having a pressure indicator portion for displaying information associated with the flexure and relaxation of the user's pelvic floor muscles; andthe controller indicating on the display alternating flexing and relaxation cycles for guiding the user through the exercise routine of the pelvic floor muscles wherein during the flexing cycle the controller directs the user to flex the pelvic floor muscles and wherein during the relaxation cycle the controller directs the user to relax the pelvic floor muscles;the controller automatically monitoring the pressure in the inflatable probe and terminating the exercise routine when the pressure in the probe is below a desired threshold.