Abstract: Systems and methods for irrigation devices for treatment of fecal impaction in a patient are contemplated. An irrigation device may comprise a distal portion comprising a disimpaction fluid inlet and a waste vacuum outlet. The disimpaction fluid outlet may be operative to emit a generally annular jet of disimpaction fluid into the anus of the patient so as to disimpact impacted feces associated with the anus. The irrigation device may additionally comprise a waste vacuum inlet configured to receive and remove the disimpacted feces. When the distal portion is placed at and aligned with the anus of a patient, the emitted disimpaction fluid may disimpact feces so that the disimpacted feces may be safely received by the waste vacuum inlet to be safely isolated from the surrounding environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining a body orientation of a subject. A device may be secured to the subject which comprises a housing, a first pair of electrodes in an internal chamber defined by the device, and a conductive material in the internal chamber. The first pair of electrodes may be associated with a first orientation of the device such that when the device is placed in the first orientation, the conductive material is positioned, due to the effects of gravity, to complete a first circuit between the first pair of electrodes. Further pairs of electrodes may be included, each of which may have their circuits completed by the conductive material when the device is placed in a certain orientation. Readings from these pairs of electrodes may be used to determine the subject's body orientation.

Abstract: Disclosed are suppositories and methods of use thereof for lubricating an internal surface of a body cavity. A suppository may be composed of a shell defining an internal volume and a lubricant at least partially occupying the internal volume. The shell may be prone to degrade in that a rate of degradation thereof may increase when the suppository is in a certain condition, such as being exposed to an external environment or being positioned inside the body cavity. Once sufficient degradation of the shell has occurred while the suppository is inside the body cavity, the lubricant may be released and applied onto an internal surface of the body cavity. Medical procedures or pleasurable activities related to the body cavity may then be performed which rely upon or are aided in part by the lubrication of the body cavity's internal surface.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for determining a body orientation of a subject. A device may be secured to the subject which comprises a housing, a first pair of electrodes in an internal chamber defined by the device, and a conductive material in the internal chamber. The first pair of electrodes may be associated with a first orientation of the device such that when the device is placed in the first orientation, the conductive material is positioned, due to the effects of gravity, to complete a first circuit between the first pair of electrodes. Further pairs of electrodes may be included, each of which may have their circuits completed by the conductive material when the device is placed in a certain orientation. Readings from these pairs of electrodes may be used to determine the subject's body orientation.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improved enhanced dilation devices for targeted diagnosis and targeted dilatation therapy is contemplated. The enhanced dilation device have a plurality of inflation lumens which expand and retract via a plurality of pumps operative to pump an inflation fluid into and out of the plurality of inflation lumens so as to contact against diagnostic regions of a patient's dilated orifice in order to derive diagnostic statuses for the multitude of regions of a patient's dilatated orifice, and an aggregate diagnostic profile and a treatment methodology therefrom. The diagnostic device may also comprise a scanner with emitters operative to emit energy towards diagnostic regions of the body cavity the diagnostic device may be inserted into and sensors operative to detect the effects of this energy to generate one or more regional diagnostic statuses characterizing the body cavity.

Abstract: A resilient adhesive sheath for use in enhancing the durability and hygienic properties of a dilatation device is contemplated as an elongate tubular section being formed of a resiliently flexible material, with an adhesive layer disposed on its interior surface. A removable protective layer is disposed over the adhesive layer in order to preserve the adhesive properties prior to use and to prevent the adhesive from prematurely bonding. The resilient adhesive sheath is configured to transition from a compressed configuration while packaged to an extended configuration, in a manner similar to a conventional prophylactic condom. The protective layer may be removed from over the adhesive layer and the adhesive sheath subsequently placed over the insertion portion of the dilatation device with the adhesive layer in contact therewith to allow for the adherence thereto. The adhesive sheath may be subsequently removed and replaced with a new adhesive sheath.

Abstract: Enhanced dilatation devices are contemplated which incorporation of a number of new features, principally among them an actuator for producing reciprocating linear motion in at least the insertion end of the dilatation device to aid in, automate, and enhance the dilatation and/or sexual stimulatory function of the dilatation device, and a rear rigid arcuate member configured for placement over an anatomical surface such as the mons pubis or the perineum, and an expansion region incorporating an expanding balloon on its inner arcuate face configured to expand against and frictionally engage with the anatomical surface to assist with retaining the dilatation device in place during use. Such enhanced dilatation devices may be embodied by a new dilatation device, or may be implemented in the form of an optional attachment which may be used to upgrade an existing dilatation device.

Abstract: An improved condom-style vacuum therapy device has a region of the sheath formed of an air-permeable material that is covered by an air-impermeable barrier so as to define a lumen therebetween. A conduit defining an airflow pathway is located in fluid communication with the lumen, and is connected to a vacuum source in order to draw air out of the interior of the condom-style device through the air-permeable region. When the condom-style device is worn over the penis, a sealing element proximate to the open end serves to at least partially restrict the intrusion of ambient air into the condom. As a result, the air pressure within the sheath of the condom is reduced to below ambient air pressure, serving to prevent or treat actual or potential erectile disfunction and/or to enhance sexual performance, while also providing the prophylactic and/or contraceptive benefits associated with condom use.

Abstract: An improved condom-style vacuum therapy device has a region of the sheath formed of an air-permeable material that is covered by an air-impermeable barrier so as to define a lumen therebetween. A conduit defining an airflow pathway is located in fluid communication with the lumen, and is connected to a vacuum source in order to draw air out of the interior of the condom-style device through the air-permeable region. When the condom-style device is worn over the penis, a sealing element proximate to the open end serves to at least partially restrict the intrusion of ambient air into the condom. As a result, the air pressure within the sheath of the condom is reduced to below ambient air pressure, serving to prevent or treat actual or potential erectile disfunction and/or to enhance sexual performance, while also providing the prophylactic and/or contraceptive benefits associated with condom use.

Abstract: Methods and systems are disclosed for enhancing blood flow to anatomical regions. An applicator may include a stimulation portion operative to define a protrusion extending from the applicator. Positioning the applicator in relation to the anatomical region may emplace the protrusion upon a predetermined area thereof, resulting in stimulation being applied thereto. A blood flow enhancement device can be used alongside the applicator to apply suction, heating, and/or vibration effects to the anatomical region, via the blood flow enhancement device having a vacuum, an ultrasonic transducer and/or a vibrator. An inner surface of the applicator's protrusion may receive a portion of the blood flow enhancement device, allowing a user to impart these effects upon the predetermined area the protrusion is associated with. The combination of stimulating, heating, vibrating, and/or suctioning the anatomical region in this manner can allow treatments like therapies, diagnostics, and pleasure to be administered to a user.

Abstract: Systems and methods for irrigation devices for treatment of fecal impaction in a patient are contemplated. An irrigation device may comprise a distal portion comprising a disimpaction fluid inlet and a waste vacuum outlet. The disimpaction fluid outlet may be operative to emit a generally annular jet of disimpaction fluid into the anus of the patient so as to disimpact impacted feces associated with the anus. The irrigation device may additionally comprise a waste vacuum inlet configured to receive and remove the disimpacted feces. When the distal portion is placed at and aligned with the anus of a patient, the emitted disimpaction fluid may disimpact feces so that the disimpacted feces may be safely received by the waste vacuum inlet to be safely isolated from the surrounding environment.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improved enhanced dilation devices for targeted diagnosis and targeted dilatation therapy is contemplated. The enhanced dilation device have a plurality of inflation lumens which expand and retract via a plurality of pumps operative to pump an inflation fluid into and out of the plurality of inflation lumens so as to contact against diagnostic regions of a patient's dilated orifice in order to derive diagnostic statuses for the multitude of regions of a patient's dilatated orifice, and an aggregate diagnostic profile and a treatment methodology therefrom. The diagnostic device may also comprise a scanner with emitters operative to emit energy towards diagnostic regions of the body cavity the diagnostic device may be inserted into and sensors operative to detect the effects of this energy to generate one or more regional diagnostic statuses characterizing the body cavity.

Abstract: A resilient adhesive sheath for use in enhancing the durability and hygienic properties of a dilatation device is contemplated as an elongate tubular section being formed of a resiliently flexible material, with an adhesive layer disposed on its interior surface. A removable protective layer is disposed over the adhesive layer in order to preserve the adhesive properties prior to use and to prevent the adhesive from prematurely bonding. The resilient adhesive sheath is configured to transition from a compressed configuration while packaged to an extended configuration, in a manner similar to a conventional prophylactic condom. The protective layer may be removed from over the adhesive layer and the adhesive sheath subsequently placed over the insertion portion of the dilatation device with the adhesive layer in contact therewith to allow for the adherence thereto. The adhesive sheath may be subsequently removed and replaced with a new adhesive sheath.

Abstract: Enhanced dilatation devices are contemplated which incorporation of a number of new features, principally among them an actuator for producing reciprocating linear motion in at least the insertion end of the dilatation device to aid in, automate, and enhance the dilatation and/or sexual stimulatory function of the dilatation device, and a rear rigid arcuate member configured for placement over an anatomical surface such as the mons pubis or the perineum, and an expansion region incorporating an expanding balloon on its inner arcuate face configured to expand against and frictionally engage with the anatomical surface to assist with retaining the dilatation device in place during use. Such enhanced dilatation devices may be embodied by a new dilatation device, or may be implemented in the form of an optional attachment which may be used to upgrade an existing dilatation device.

Abstract: Superior dilatation devices and methods of using such devices are contemplated which are effective for providing enhanced levels of sexual stimulation as well as enhancing the treatment or amelioration of conditions which may be treated with dilatation, such as vaginismus and other forms of dyspareunia, pelvic floor dysfunction, and certain other forms of incontinence. By positioning a tubular balloon around the shaft of a conventional rigid dilatation device, providing a reservoir inside the body of the device containing an inflation fluid like helium gas, and using a pump to transfer the inflation between the two, the balloon may be inflated and deflated repeatedly and on command. Through particular control systems, potentially including biofeedback elements and arrangements of multiple balloon lumens, the inflation/deflation sequence may be customized and optimized to produce an enhanced stimulative or treatment effect.

Abstract: An improved condom-style vacuum therapy device has a region of the sheath formed of an air-permeable material that is covered by an air-impermeable barrier so as to define a lumen therebetween. A conduit defining an airflow pathway is located in fluid communication with the lumen, and is connected to a vacuum source in order to draw air out of the interior of the condom-style device through the air-permeable region. When the condom-style device is worn over the penis, a sealing element proximate to the open end serves to at least partially restrict the intrusion of ambient air into the condom. As a result, the air pressure within the sheath of the condom is reduced to below ambient air pressure, serving to prevent or treat actual or potential erectile disfunction and/or to enhance sexual performance, while also providing the prophylactic and/or contraceptive benefits associated with condom use.