Title :
Non-invasive treatment system for urinary incontinence using continuous magnetic stimulation
Author :
Ishikawa, Norio ; Suda, Shin ; Sasaki, Tadashi ; Hosaka, Hidehiro ; Yamanishi, Tomonori ; Yasuda, Kosaku ; Onuki, Takashi ; Kohn, Keiichiro
Author_Institution :
R&D Center, Nihon Kohden Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We developed a non-invasive treatment system for urinary incontinence using Continuous Magnetic Stimulation (CMS) and confirmed the effect of CMS on urethral closure in healthy volunteer. The maximum urethral pressure was 20-30 cm H2O before applying the Burst Continuous Magnetic Stimulation (BCMS), 40-50 cm H2O when the BCMS was applied during the first 60-second, and 20-30 cm H2O when no BCMS was applied during the next 30-second. This result suggests that the CMS was effective on urethral closure in healthy volunteers during long-time stimulation
Keywords :
biocontrol; biological organs; biomagnetism; muscle; patient rehabilitation; patient treatment; Burst Continuous Magnetic Stimulation; continuous magnetic stimulation; healthy volunteer; long-time stimulation; maximum urethral pressure; noninvasive treatment system; pelvic floor muscle training; urethral closure; urinary incontinence; Magnetic stimulation;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.804023
