Zach Hawkins
Kristen Heck
Amy Klemm
Amanda Streff
What is Urinary Incontinence?
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Urge Incontinence
 Involuntary loss of urine associated with
abrupt and strong desire to void
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Stress Incontinence
 Involuntary loss of urine during coughing,
sneezing, laughing, etc
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Overflow Incontinence
 Involuntary loss of urine associated with
over distension of bladder
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Functional Incontinence
 No recognition of need to void, inability
to make it to the toilet in time
Causes
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Neurological disorders
 Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer‘s
 Stroke, brain tumor, spinal injury
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Hormone imbalances
 Menopause
Prostate cancer
 Loss of muscle tone
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 Childbirth, old age
Prevalence
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13 million people in the U.S.
10-35% of adults
50% of the 1.5 million
residents in nursing homes
leading cause of admission to
a nursing home
may lead to pressure sores
and ulcers, possibly resulting
in secondary infections
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3085.htm
Treatment Options
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Exercises
Electrical stimulation
Timed voiding/
bladder training
Medication
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Surgery
Sling
Catheterization
Artificial Urinary
Sphincter
Available External Devices
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Penile clamp
 Puts external pressure on the
male urethra
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Sling
 completely inside your body
 places pressure on the urethra,
reducing the possibility of urine
leakage
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Absorbent pads
Available Internal Devices
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Catheter
 Indwelling catheter
○ Drainage bag secured to inside of leg
 Intermittent (short-term) catheter
 Suprapubic catheter
○ placed directly into the bladder through
the abdomen
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Mama-sure Ultima
 Internal electrical stimulator
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AMS 800
 artificial urinary sphincter
 implantable, fluid-filled, solid silicone
elastomer
Specifications Desired
Comply with industry standards for
urological medical devices
 Be able to remain indwelling for 30 days
 Easily operated by patient with disabilities
 Allow emptying of the bladder when
desired
 Prevent urine flow when not desired
 Provide an indication of the status of the
bladder.
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Completed Work
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Set up with appointment with Dr. Doug
Milam
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Researched externally controlled
implantable stimulation device
Current Work
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Continuing to correspond with Dr. Katherine
Cameron
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Meeting with Dr. Doug Milam at 5:00pm
Future Work
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Interview patients with incontinence control
devices to determine needs and desires
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Establish a way to indicate bladder status
Acknowledgments
Jao Ou
 Dr. Katherine Cameron
 Chris Constantinou
 Qiyu Peng
 Dr. Zhang
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Any Questions?