Title :
A high performance bidirectional micropump for a novel artificial sphincter system
Author :
Doll, A. ; Reimers, S. ; Heinrichs, M. ; Goldschmidtboeing, F. ; Schrag, H.-J. ; Hopt, U.T. ; Woias, P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Microsystem Technol., Univ. of Freiburg, Germany
Abstract :
We present the design, fabrication and testing of a novel medical implant based on a high performance silicon micropump. An analytical model was exploited for further optimization of our micropump design. The experimental data obtained are in a good accordance with theory. Two sphincter prostheses of different sizes were developed and tested. Their general medical capability as a prosthesis has been proven.
Keywords :
micromachining; micropumps; muscle; prosthetics; silicon; Si; artificial sphincter system; bidirectional micropump; medical implant; silicon micropump; sphincter prostheses; Fabrication; Hospitals; Humans; Implants; Medical tests; Micropumps; Muscles; Prosthetics; Pumps; Reservoirs;
Conference_Titel :
Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 2005. Digest of Technical Papers. TRANSDUCERS '05. The 13th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8994-8
DOI :
10.1109/SENSOR.2005.1496390
