IP Library Granted Patent US 8,579,837
Granted Patent B1
US 8,579,837 · App. 13/874,335 · Granted Nov 12, 2013

Devices and methods for promoting female sexual wellness

Inventors: Joshua Makower (Los Altos Hills, CA); Eric Goldfarb (Belmont, CA); Arthur Ferdinand (San Jose, CA)
Assignee: ExploraMed NC6, LLC
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Patent No.
US 8,579,837
App. No.
13/874,335
Granted
Nov 12, 2013
Kind
B1
Abstract

Devices, systems, and methods for promoting female sexual wellness and function. The devices, systems, and methods encourage clitoral engorgement using suction over the clitoris combined with vibratory stimulation.

Claims (25)

1. An apparatus for promoting sexual arousal in a female user, comprising:

a tissue-contacting chamber including a suction chamber; and

at least two motor type stimulators that are individually controlled and flexibly suspended at least partially within the suction chamber.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a suction adjustment element, wherein the suction adjustment is in fluid communication with the tissue-contacting chamber.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein parameters of the motor type stimulators are controlled and the parameters are selected from the group consisting of vibrational frequency, vibrational intensity, vibrational duration, sequence of motor vibration, and combinations thereof.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 wherein the motor type stimulators are controlled by selecting from a pre-programmed algorithm, a user-customizable algorithm, or combinations thereof.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 comprising a wearable device body with an attachment area that is adapted to fit the female user between the labia majora inferior to the clitoris and a housing that exits the labia majora superior to the clitoris, the attachment area having a length and the housing a height that allow intercourse.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 comprising three stimulators in a triangular-spaced relationship forming a clitoral tissue cavity.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the motor type stimulators are miniature coin style motors.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the miniature coin style motors are encapsulated in a convex shape membrane.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a suction-generating device and a wearable device body, wherein the suction-generating device is detachable from the wearable device body.

10. The apparatus of claim 9 wherein the motor type stimulators remain substantially in contact with tissue after the suction-generating device is detached.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a membrane at least partially encapsulating at least one of the stimulators.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the membrane is coupled to the chamber.

13. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the motor type stimulators are flexibly suspended via the membrane.

14. The apparatus of claim 11 wherein the membrane is configured to be displaceable by the user's clitoris.

15. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the stimulators are controlled such that the user experiences simulated macroscopic motion.

16. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein vibration generated by one stimulator is isolated from a wall of the tissue-contacting chamber.

17. An apparatus for promoting sexual arousal in a female user, comprising:

a tissue-contacting chamber including a suction chamber, the suction chamber being in fluid connection with a programmable suction pump; and

at least two motors mounted within the suction chamber;

wherein the motors and the suction pump are configured to be independently controllable via a control circuit.

18. The apparatus of claim 17 further comprising a controller block, wherein the controller block includes pre-loaded vibration patterns and pre-loaded suction patterns.

19. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the controller block is configured to allow a user to create vibration patterns and suction patterns.

20. The apparatus of claim 17 wherein the apparatus comprises a wearable device body and the programmable suction pump is mounted within the device body.

Assignments (6)
MERGER Recorded Aug 18, 2017
From: NUELLE, INC.
To: AYTU HOLDINGS, LLC
Reel/Frame 043332/0597 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 18, 2017
From: NUELLE, LLC
To: AYTU WOMEN'S HEALTH, LLC
Reel/Frame 043604/0449 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 18, 2017
From: AYTU HOLDINGS, LLC
To: NUELLE, LLC
Reel/Frame 043604/0475 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 13, 2015
From: EXPLORAMED NC6, LLC
To: EXPLORAMED NC6, INC.
Reel/Frame 036851/0750 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 13, 2015
From: EXPLORAMED NC6, INC.
To: NUELLE, INC.
Reel/Frame 036852/0497 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 10, 2013
From: MAKOWER, JOSHUA; GOLDFARB, ERIC; FERDINAND, ARTHUR
To: EXPLORAMED NC6, LLC
Reel/Frame 030580/0077 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13798085 · Mar 13, 2013
Provisional Application 61731487 · Nov 30, 2012
Provisional Application 61729231 · Nov 21, 2012