Noninvasive Optical Monitoring of Bladder Filling to Capacity Using a Wireless Near Infrared Spectroscopy Device

Author

Molavi, B. ; Shadgan, Babak ; Macnab, Andrew J. ; Dumont, Guy A.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Volume

8

Issue

3

fYear

2014

fDate

Jun-14

Firstpage

325

Lastpage

333

Abstract

Lack of bladder fullness sensation is an issue that arises in different neurogenic conditions and in addition to influencing patients´ quality of life, can result in serious kidney damage. We describe a wireless wearable sensor for detecting bladder fullness using near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). The sensor has been tested in vitro and in vivo to verify its feasibility and is shown to be capable of detecting changes in bladder content noninvasively.

Keywords

biomedical equipment; body sensor networks; infrared spectroscopy; kidney; patient monitoring; bladder content; bladder filling; bladder fullness sensation; kidney damage; neurogenic conditions; noninvasive optical monitoring; patient quality-of-life; wireless near infrared spectroscopy device; wireless wearable sensor; Bladder; Detectors; Light emitting diodes; Monitoring; Optical sensors; Wireless communication; Wireless sensor networks; Biomedical monitoring; bladder dysfunction; near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS); wearable sensors;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Biomedical Circuits and Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1932-4545

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TBCAS.2013.2272013

Filename

6581922