A wireless, implantable bioelectronic system for monitoring urinary bladder function following surgical recovery.

ABSTRACT: Partial cystectomy procedures for urinary bladder-related dysfunction involve long recovery periods, during which urodynamic studies (UDS) intermittently assess lower urinary tract function. However, UDS are not patient-friendly, they exhibit user-to-user variability, and they amount to snapshots in time, limiting the ability to collect continuous, longitudinal data. These procedures also pose the risk of catheter-associated urinary tract infections, which can progress to ascending pyelonephritis due to prolonged lower tract manipulation in high-risk patients. Here, we introduce a fully bladder-implantable platform that allows for continuous, real-time measurements of changes in mechanical strain associated with bladder filling and emptying via wireless telemetry, including a wireless bior

SUBMITTER: Kim J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10998577 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature