Development and testing of a vaginal pressure sensor to measure intra-abdominal pressure in women

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 532-535

  Rosenbluth, Evan M ^a   Johnson, Paul J ^b   Hitchcock, Robert W ^b   Nygaard, Ingrid E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Incontinence; Intra abdominal pressure; Pelvic floor disorders; Pelvic organ prolapse; Physical activity; Pressure sensor; Pressure transducer; Vaginal transducer

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PRESSURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BALLOON CATHETER; COUGHING; CYSTOMETRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JUMPING; NOISE; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; SENSOR; URODYNAMICS; VAGINAL PRESSURE SENSOR; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ABDOMEN; ADULT; COUGH; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; POSTURE; PRESSURE; RECTUM; URODYNAMICS; VAGINA; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

EID: 77953600232     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20794     Document Type: Article

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