Title :
A model of the bladder control system
Author :
Tannir, H.F. ; Timmons, W.D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Akron Univ., OH, USA
Abstract :
Incontinence is the inability to control voiding of the bladder. Between 5 and 14 million people in the U.S.A, are incontinent, ranging from young people to elderly in nursing homes. In some forms of incontinence, the patient´s own physiological reflex mechanism call be utilized for treatment; however the mechanisms of action are only poorly understood. The goal of this project is to provide a better understanding of the system by modeling the peripheral control system and the lower urinary tract
Keywords :
biocontrol; bladder control system; elderly; incontinence; lower urinary tract; nursing homes; peripheral control system; physiological reflex mechanism; treatment; voiding control; young people; Biomedical engineering; Bladder; Brain modeling; Circuits; Control system synthesis; Medical services; Muscles; Predictive models; Senior citizens; Spinal cord;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415311
