Smart material based penile stimulation erectile dysfunction assistance device

Abstract

This invention will allow men suffering from full and periodic erectile dysfunction to achieve, or at least assist in the process of achieving a firm and lasting erection. And, for all men, this device will be able to measure blood-flow to the penis, as well as increase sexual pleasure through micro-electronic stimulation to the penis (induce erection). Blood-flow data captured from devices' internal sensors will be processed by software and presented to users via a smart-phone app to provide useful, actionable, and customizable tasks to improve penile and overall sexual performance, health, and wellness.

Claims

1. Smart material based penile stimulation erectile dysfunction assistance device comprises: actuation or stimulation part; data transmission layer; and measurement sensor layer that measures circumferential elongation and penile blood flow velocity; the said actuation or stimulation part, data transmission layer, and measurement sensor layer are set in radial order from an inside to an outside.

2. Smart material based penile stimulation erectile dysfunction assistance device according to claim 1, wherein the said measurement sensor layer having a power means.

3. Smart material based penile stimulation erectile dysfunction assistance device according to claim 2, wherein the said power means comprise internal flexible battery harnessing power from scattered Wi-Fi signals, internal lithium-ion rechargeable battery, internal lithium-ion disposable battery, internal disposable coin battery, and/or liquid ion battery.

4. Smart material based penile stimulation erectile dysfunction assistance device according to claim 1, wherein the said measurement sensor layer further comprises a measurement sensor designed to measure micro temperature changes.

5. Smart material based penile stimulation erectile dysfunction assistance device according to claim 1, wherein the said actuation or stimulation part comprises one or more actuation or stimulation modes selected from electro-mechanical stimulation, electrical point stimulation, smart material contraction actuation, electrical micro-vibration or temperature stimulation, and/or texture stimulation.

6. Smart material based penile stimulation erectile dysfunction assistance device according to claim 1, further comprising a data display member setting outside or inside of the said device.

7. Smart material based penile stimulation erectile dysfunction assistance device according to claim 6, wherein the said data display member is shown by means of colored lights, LCD display, LED display, and/or flexible-printable display; wherein the said data display member is used to display data in time series chart to let user see his improvement throughout the usage.

8. Smart material based penile stimulation erectile dysfunction assistance device according to claim 1, wherein the said data transmission layer transmits data through Bluetooth, NFC, RFID and/or Wi-Fi.

9. Smart material based penile stimulation erectile dysfunction assistance device according to one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the said actuation or stimulation part, data transmission layer, and/or measurement sensor layer are made of smart material selected from silicon, shape memory alloy, advanced piezo composites, and/or macro fiber composites.

10. Smart material based penile stimulation erectile dysfunction assistance device according to one of claims 1 to 8, which is used in combination with a condom.

11. Smart material based penile stimulation erectile dysfunction assistance device according to claim 1, will use Vibro-tactile stimulation for stimulating the nerves to increase blood flow to the penis.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) FIG. 1 shows structure of the ring according to the invention; and

(2) FIG. 2 is an expanded view illustrating the 3D printed structured micro-enhancement modules.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

(3) An erection occurs when blood fills two chambers in the penis, known as the corpora cavernosa. This causes the penis to expand and stiffen. The process is triggered by impulses from the brain and genital nerves. Anything that blocks these impulses or restricts blood flow to the penis can result in ED.

(4) Smart Material Based Penile Stimulation Erectile Dysfunction Assistance Device (SMBPSEDAD) which can be used to enhance arousal, measure, stimulate and sustain blood-flow to the penis and genital region, as well as increase sexual pleasure through stimulation. This device is for men who have gone through with difficulty in diagnosing erectile dysfunction, men with periodic episodes and/or sustained periods of erectile dysfunction, as well as men seeking to increase sexual pleasure.

(5) SMBPSEDAD uses smart material which contains silicon/shape memory alloy/advanced piezo and/or composites/macro fiber composites to stimulate blood-flow to the genital region for increased sensation whilst monitoring and measuring blood-flow in real-time. Flexible smart material is able to vibrate in an infinite amount of patterns, pulses, and intensities to specifically target various points on the penis for micro-electrical stimulation and blood-flow measurement by sensors, and/or contract and expand, in reaction to blood-flow data being captured and processed.

(6) The device is a low power device, and can be activated by existing/nearby Wi-Fi signals and/or micro-battery. Data collected is wirelessly beamed to cloud data center for processing, or transmitted directly to the users' mobile phone. Processing is handled by software, and customized, actionable data is sent to users' smart-phone for specific wellness and sexual well-being lifestyle tasks to be performed for overall health and sexual performance improvements.

(7) The following device is designed to monitor and aid the erection of a man; it is constructed of a smart material based silicon ring. The original Layered design Proposed by the inventor will enable to include multiple SMA (Smart Material Actuators) within the ring. The optimized design will simulate the pressure points in the penile veins to accelerate the blood flow to the penis.

(8) Based on the sexual performance data measured by the sensors will provide signals for the SMA to contract, allowing the penile veins to accelerate the blood flow and resulting in an erection.

(9) As shown in FIGS. 1-2, Smart Material Based Penile Stimulation Erectile Dysfunction Assistance Device contains measurement sensors that measures circumferential elongation and Doppler blood-flow and blood-flow change; and power means 5; and actuation or stimulation part 4; and data transmission layer 3.

(10) Measurement sensors 6, which are set in the measurement sensor layer 2 to measure temperature. Power means 5 contains Wi-Fi powered/internal flexible battery/internal lithium-ion rechargeable battery/internal lithium-ion disposable battery/internal disposable coin battery/liquid ion battery, actuation or stimulation part 4 contains electrical-mechanical stimulation/electrical point 7 stimulation/smart material contraction actuation/electrical micro-vibration/temperature stimulation/texture stimulation. SMBPSEDAD contains data display 1. Data display 1 shows by means of colored lights/LCD display/LED display/flexible-printable display. Data transmits through Bluetooth/NFC/RFID/Wi-Fi/serial. Smart material contains silicon/shape memory alloy/advanced piezo composites/macro fiber composites. SMBPSEDAD is used with or without a condom.

(11) The following table 1 lists the preferable examples to show the structure of the present invention.

(12) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Embodiment A Embodiment B Embodiment C Embodiment D measurement temperature temperature temperature temperature sensors layer 2 blood-flow and blood- blood-flow and blood-flow and blood-flow and flow change blood-flow blood-flow blood-flow change change change pressure power means 5 internal disposable Wi-Fi powered, internal lithium- internal lithium- coin battery, liquid internal flexible ion rechargeable ion disposable ion battery battery battery battery actuation or electrical-mechanical electrical micro- smart material electrical- stimulation stimulation, electrical vibration or contraction mechanical part 4 point stimulation 7, temperature actuation, stimulation, stimulation, electrical point texture stimulation 7 stimulation data Bluetooth NFC RFID Bluetooth transmission layer 3

(13) The ring will collect data from the user during sexual intercourse and/or masturbation and/or sexual stimulation, such as blood-flow to the penis; penis rigidity and sexual arousal. Once the data is collected, the system starts measuring the blood-flow to the penis, and the ring would recognize the flow pattern based on the data model (the sexual well-being matrix, defined per user and software). If the blood-flow becomes too weak to maintain a sufficiently erect and rigid penis for sexual intercourse, the actuators will massage the nerve endings and stimulate more blood to the penis for producing and/or maintaining users' erection.

(14) It is of course to be understood that the embodiment described herein is merely illustrative of the principles of the invention and that a wide variety of modifications thereto may be effected by persons skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as set forth in the following claims.