Novel Concept for a Mechanical Intraurethral Artificial Urinary Sphincter

Alexander Preis, Johannes Treviranus, Elisabeth Benke, Sebastian Reitelshöfer, Jörg Franke

2022

Abstract

Stress urinary incontinence is a common pathologic condition in society and an increasing socio-economic challenge. Current artificial urinary sphincters for severe cases have high failure rates, cannot be applied sex-independent and their handling is not intuitive. To address these issues, a novel intraurethral closure system was developed. It works without an external energy supply and consists of an inflatable balloon that presses against the inner contour of a surrounding cylindrical structure implanted in the urethra. Regulation of the closure system is achieved by the interaction of the three main components: the closure balloon, the throttle and the compensating reservoir. The developed closing mechanism seals the bladder at rest and during short peak loads and opens only when the bladder pressure is increased by pressing with the abdominals for a longer period of time for micturition.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Preis A., Treviranus J., Benke E., Reitelshöfer S. and Franke J. (2022). Novel Concept for a Mechanical Intraurethral Artificial Urinary Sphincter. In Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2022) - Volume 1: BIODEVICES; ISBN 978-989-758-552-4, SciTePress, pages 170-176. DOI: 10.5220/0010885700003123

in Bibtex Style

@conference{biodevices22,
author={Alexander Preis and Johannes Treviranus and Elisabeth Benke and Sebastian Reitelshöfer and Jörg Franke},
title={Novel Concept for a Mechanical Intraurethral Artificial Urinary Sphincter},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2022) - Volume 1: BIODEVICES},
year={2022},
pages={170-176},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010885700003123},
isbn={978-989-758-552-4},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 15th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2022) - Volume 1: BIODEVICES
TI - Novel Concept for a Mechanical Intraurethral Artificial Urinary Sphincter
SN - 978-989-758-552-4
AU - Preis A.
AU - Treviranus J.
AU - Benke E.
AU - Reitelshöfer S.
AU - Franke J.
PY - 2022
SP - 170
EP - 176
DO - 10.5220/0010885700003123
PB - SciTePress