Detecting the onset of urinary bladder contractions using an implantable pressure sensor

IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 700-708

  Melgaard, J ^a   Rijkhoff, N J M ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Closed loop control; incontinence; pressure sensor; urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

BLADDER WALL; CERAMIC SUBSTRATES; CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; IMPLANTABLE SENSORS; INCONTINENCE; MOULDING PROCESS; PIEZORESISTIVE SENSORS; REFERENCE SENSORS; TRANSURETHRAL; URINARY BLADDER; WALL PRESSURE;

CATHETERS; PRESSURE SENSORS; SILICONES;

SIGNAL DETECTION;

ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BLADDER; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; INNERVATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SWINE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; ARTIFACTS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PRESSURE; SWINE; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 83455196197     PISSN: 15344320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2011.2171368     Document Type: Article

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