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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 18, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Claire T. Hovland, Andover, MN (US);
Curtis E. Olson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Jerome H. Abrams, St. Paul, MN (US);
Assignee:
UroMetrics, Inc., St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 7/00 ;
Abstract
Therapeutic devices and methods according to embodiments of the invention encourage or cause clitoral engorgement to assist in the treatment of female sexual dysfunction. A vacuum is created over the clitoris, or suction is applied to the clitoris, to create a negative pressure in the clitoris that is lower than the systolic blood pressure. This tends to promote engorgement of the clitoris with blood.