Title :
A functional electrical stimulator for control of female urinary incontinence
Author :
McFadyen, Gary M. ; Sand, Peter K.
Author_Institution :
Southwest Res. Inst., San Antonio, TX, USA
Abstract :
The authors have developed a functional electrical stimulator for control of stress urinary incontinence. The initial test prototype was designed to provide an alternating-phase electrical stimulus. The electrical stimulus was applied to the pelvic musculature by means of a vaginal pessary containing two stainless steel electrodes mounted side-by-side on an elongated acrylic housing. Animal tests were performed to select the optimal electrical stimulation parameters used in the final design. The device is microprocessor-based and permits the physician to adjust the amplitude, frequency, and duration of the stimulus.<>
Keywords :
biocontrol; bioelectric phenomena; biomedical electronics; biomedical equipment; patient treatment; alternating-phase electrical stimulus; animal tests; control; design; elongated acrylic housing; female urinary incontinence; functional electrical stimulator; microprocessor-based; pelvic musculature; stainless steel electrodes; stress urinary incontinence; vaginal pessary;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.95270
