Lifesaving sensor for full bladders under development
Friday, March 7, 2014 - 14:01
in Health & Medicine
Many people suffer from a neurological disease that means that they have difficulties with urinating and incontinence, and have problems controlling their bladders. Spinal injuries can damage the nerve supply to the bladder, meaning that people cannot tell when their bladder is full and needs to be emptied. This then creates an excessively high pressure on the bladder, which affects the kidneys and can lead to damage that may be life-threatening. Current methods for resolving this issue includes a measure of pressure in the bladder with a catheter, which can be uncomfortable. Now, researchers are developing tiny sensors to be implanted in patients for measuring pressure in the bladder.