Ambulatory device for urinary incontinence detection in females. 2009

Dan Wang, and Gerald W Timm, and Arthur G Erdman, and Ahmed H Tewfik
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Univeristy of Minnesota, USA.

This paper describes the design and use of an ambulatory monitoring device for recording urological response to intense physical activities of women. The system integrates a tri-axial accelerometer, a 360 degree biaxial inclinometer and a specially designed urine leakage detector(ULD) for sensing body motion and urine discharge. The device is small, lightweight and battery powered, and can be worn comfortably. All recordings are taken non-invasively and transmitted wirelessly to a receiver for real-time data logging. The experimental results show that the proposed system can record acceleration, inclination efficiently and detect urine leakage of amounts from 0.5ml to 10ml accurately. The unique design of the ULD sensor exempts it from sweating interference during vigorous activities.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005069 Evaluation Studies as Topic Works about studies that determine the effectiveness or value of processes, personnel, and equipment, or the material on conducting such studies. Critique,Evaluation Indexes,Evaluation Methodology,Evaluation Report,Evaluation Research,Methodology, Evaluation,Pre-Post Tests,Qualitative Evaluation,Quantitative Evaluation,Theoretical Effectiveness,Use-Effectiveness,Critiques,Effectiveness, Theoretical,Evaluation Methodologies,Evaluation Reports,Evaluation, Qualitative,Evaluation, Quantitative,Evaluations, Qualitative,Evaluations, Quantitative,Indexes, Evaluation,Methodologies, Evaluation,Pre Post Tests,Pre-Post Test,Qualitative Evaluations,Quantitative Evaluations,Report, Evaluation,Reports, Evaluation,Research, Evaluation,Test, Pre-Post,Tests, Pre-Post,Use Effectiveness
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000054 Acceleration An increase in the rate of speed. Accelerations
D014549 Urinary Incontinence Involuntary loss of URINE, such as leaking of urine. It is a symptom of various underlying pathological processes. Major types of incontinence include URINARY URGE INCONTINENCE and URINARY STRESS INCONTINENCE. Incontinence, Urinary
D015203 Reproducibility of Results The statistical reproducibility of measurements (often in a clinical context), including the testing of instrumentation or techniques to obtain reproducible results. The concept includes reproducibility of physiological measurements, which may be used to develop rules to assess probability or prognosis, or response to a stimulus; reproducibility of occurrence of a condition; and reproducibility of experimental results. Reliability and Validity,Reliability of Result,Reproducibility Of Result,Reproducibility of Finding,Validity of Result,Validity of Results,Face Validity,Reliability (Epidemiology),Reliability of Results,Reproducibility of Findings,Test-Retest Reliability,Validity (Epidemiology),Finding Reproducibilities,Finding Reproducibility,Of Result, Reproducibility,Of Results, Reproducibility,Reliabilities, Test-Retest,Reliability, Test-Retest,Result Reliabilities,Result Reliability,Result Validities,Result Validity,Result, Reproducibility Of,Results, Reproducibility Of,Test Retest Reliability,Validity and Reliability,Validity, Face
D018670 Monitoring, Ambulatory The use of electronic equipment to observe or record physiologic processes while the patient undergoes normal daily activities. Ambulatory Monitoring,Monitoring, Outpatient,Outpatient Monitoring

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