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WO2017021746A1 - Appareil pour l'auto-contrôle de la santé de l'ensemble du tractus urogénital mâle - Google Patents

Appareil pour l'auto-contrôle de la santé de l'ensemble du tractus urogénital mâle Download PDF

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WO2017021746A1
WO2017021746A1 PCT/GR2016/000037 GR2016000037W WO2017021746A1 WO 2017021746 A1 WO2017021746 A1 WO 2017021746A1 GR 2016000037 W GR2016000037 W GR 2016000037W WO 2017021746 A1 WO2017021746 A1 WO 2017021746A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B10/00—Instruments for taking body samples for diagnostic purposes; Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis, sex determination or ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
    • A61B10/0045—Devices for taking samples of body liquids
    • A61B10/0058—Devices for taking samples of body liquids for taking sperm samples
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/50—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes
    • B01L3/502—Containers for the purpose of retaining a material to be analysed, e.g. test tubes with fluid transport, e.g. in multi-compartment structures
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B10/00—Instruments for taking body samples for diagnostic purposes; Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis, sex determination or ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
    • A61B2010/0003—Instruments for taking body samples for diagnostic purposes; Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis, sex determination or ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements including means for analysis by an unskilled person
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B10/00—Instruments for taking body samples for diagnostic purposes; Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis, sex determination or ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
    • A61B2010/0003—Instruments for taking body samples for diagnostic purposes; Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis, sex determination or ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements including means for analysis by an unskilled person
    • A61B2010/0006—Instruments for taking body samples for diagnostic purposes; Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. for vaccination diagnosis, sex determination or ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements including means for analysis by an unskilled person involving a colour change

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  • the invention is referred to an apparatus for the self-control of the overall male urogenital tract's health through the assessment of semen parameters.
  • the assessment of the physical and chemical characteristics constitutes part of the human semen analysis, which consists also in the estimation of the population, the assessment of the motility and the description of the morphological abnormalities of the spermatozoa (World Health Organization, 2010).
  • the present invention is referred to an apparatus which permits a man to control by himself his urogenital tract's overall health by assessing his semen parameters following a simplified process.
  • an apparatus is "a set of equipment or tools or a machine that is used for a particular purpose”.
  • an apparatus is "the technical equipment or machinery needed for a particular activity or purpose”.
  • What is pioneering in the present invention is that the assessment of semen parameters focuses in controlling the overall health of the male urogenital tract, not just the male fertilizing ability. Indeed, one can easily realize that semen analysis has ever been made in relation to fertility, since all the scientific publications, even the W.H.O., refer to the semen analysis with respect to the fertilizing ability.
  • the invention described is not a diagnostic test or method, since it only provides us with some indications that are not sufficient for "the judgment about what a particular illness or problem is”, which is the definition of diagnosis according to the Cambridge Dictionary.
  • erectile dysfunction may be due to a subclinical prostatitis and recurrent infections that appear frequently in women, such as recurrent vaginitides or urethritides, may be due to the fact their sexual partners remain untreated.
  • awareness of men on preventive urological consultation is expected to favor both sexes.
  • the present invention has all those characteristic properties a self-control test must have in order to become popular in every age group and therefore contribute significantly in making men adopt the habit to control their urogenital tract's health by themselves, learn to consult an urologist each time they perceive a pathological indication and become familiar with the concept of preventive urological consultation in a regular base, since already their adolescence.
  • This invention has several advantages. Each man can control his urogenital tract's health without the need of special laboratory equipment, scientific knowledge and/or special training, at the comfort and discretion of his personal space and at a low cost. Moreover, if the self-examination of semen becomes a habit for every man, it could contribute significantly in making men familiar with the concept of the preventive urological consultation in a regular base. On its turn, this urological consultation could contribute significantly in the prevention and early treatment of serious diseases, such as prostate cancer, taboos, such as erectile dysfunction and other pathological conditions troubling both sexes, such as recurrent urogenital tract infections.
  • the present invention is referred to an apparatus for the self-control of the overall male urogenital tract's health through the assessment of semen parameters. It consists in a set of tools that permits a user without special laboratory equipment, scientific knowledge and/or special training to assess semen parameters following a simple process, which he can conduct by himself, in the comfort and discretion of his personal space, in order to perceive any indications that might be related to a pathological condition of his urogenital tract and seek consultation from an urologist.
  • the apparatus for the self-control of the overall male urogenital tract's health shall be able to permit a man without the need of special laboratory equipment, scientific knowledge and/or special training to assess by himself at least his semen a) volume, b) liquefaction, c) color, d) viscosity, e) consistency, f) odor and g) pH.
  • a set of tools that permits a man to control by himself the overall health of his urogenital tract consists in a paper with instructions about the process and the use, a pipette and a pH-meter, i.e. a tool for the measurement of a solution's pH.
  • Such a pipette is transparent and its stem is marked at the physiological limits (1, 2) of semen volume.
  • a bulb (3) for the suction of semen inside the stem (4).
  • the transparent material from which the pipette is made of permits the observation of the semen inside the stem, so that the user can examine the color, the liquefaction and the homogeneity of semen.
  • the stem ends with a conical nozzle (5) so that after the aspiration of semen inside the stem the user can evaluate the viscosity of semen by observing the distension of a drop while instilling the semen inside the collection container.
  • the nozzle shall have a relatively large orifice to facilitate the aspiration of viscous liquids, but not too wide so that during discharge drops of 5-10 ⁇ can be formed.
  • the inner diameter of the orifice shall be approximately 3mm.
  • the inner diameter of the orifice is defined from the outer diameter minus the thickness of the pipette's wall.
  • the pH-meter could be just a pH-strip, as presented in drawing 2, i.e. a strip piece (1) bearing pasted on one side a piece of filter paper (2) impregnated with a universal indicator.
  • a universal indicator is a chemical solution made from a mixture of substances that produce many different color changes according to different pH levels.
  • a simple chemical indicator i.e. a solution of a single substance that changes color at a specific range of pH values, could be used.
  • the difference in color between normal and abnormal values of pH shall be distinguishable. After instilling a small drop of semen on the pH-strip, the user can check whether the semen's pH is abnormal by comparing the
  • Semen collection can be in a container, e.g. a common urine container, or even in a condom.
  • the condom shall not contain substances that influence the semen's pH.
  • the user shall use special condoms for the collection of semen meant for analysis.
  • the collection container like the urine container or the special condom could be part of the abovementioned combination of tools for the self-control of the overall male urogenital tract's health, since it
  • physiological limits by comparing the color of the strip with that on the color table printed on the instructions sheet of paper.
  • the volume and pH physiological limits are determined and will be published in the research mentioned earlier, which is currently under publication.
  • the physiological values may also be subject to future updates.
  • improvements of the apparatus described may include the addition of other tools or instruments for the assessment of other semen parameters, e.g. the population, motility and morphology, their 135 contribution does not worth the increase in cost.
  • the assessment of the physicochemical characteristics of semen provides us with a satisfactory indication whether the male urogenital tract may not be functioning properly in order to seek for scientific consultation.

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Abstract

L'appareil pour l'auto-contrôle de la santé de l'ensemble du tractus urogénital mâle consiste en un ensemble d'outils qui permettent à un homme de contrôler par lui-même la santé de son tractus uro-génital à travers l'évaluation des paramètres de son sperme. Un tel ensemble d'outils consiste en : une feuille de papier avec des instructions concernant le procédé et l'utilisation ; une pipette pour l'évaluation du volume, de la liquéfaction, de l'homogénéité, de la couleur, de l'odeur et de la viscosité du liquide séminal ; et un pH-mètre pour l'évaluation du pH du sperme. Cet appareil permet à un utilisateur, sans équipement de laboratoire, connaissances scientifiques et/ou entraînement spécial, d'évaluer les caractéristiques physico-chimiques de son sperme, en suivant un processus simple, qu'il peut conduire lui-même, dans le confort et la discrétion de son espace personnel, afin de détecter une quelconque indication qui pourrait être associée à un état pathologique de son tractus urogénital et de chercher la consultation d'un urologue.
PCT/GR2016/000037 2015-08-03 2016-08-03 Appareil pour l'auto-contrôle de la santé de l'ensemble du tractus urogénital mâle Ceased WO2017021746A1 (fr)

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WO2009130420A2 (fr) * 2008-04-21 2009-10-29 Laurent Corcia Receptacle pour recueil de sperme polyvalent appele "polysperm"
WO2011032228A1 (fr) * 2009-09-18 2011-03-24 Minifab (Australia) Pty Ltd Pipette pour instrument

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US5068089A (en) * 1988-09-09 1991-11-26 Androscore Corporation Kit for testing human males for fertility
WO2008035333A2 (fr) * 2006-09-18 2008-03-27 Lotus Bio Inc. Réceptacle de fluide biologique
WO2009130420A2 (fr) * 2008-04-21 2009-10-29 Laurent Corcia Receptacle pour recueil de sperme polyvalent appele "polysperm"
WO2011032228A1 (fr) * 2009-09-18 2011-03-24 Minifab (Australia) Pty Ltd Pipette pour instrument

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