Systems and methods for assisting patients in emptying their bladder efficiently
OwnerSam Sultaninventor
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates generally to systems, components, devices and methods for assisting a patient to empty his or her weakened or paralyzed bladder or a neobladder efficiently. The system and method includes a pressure sensor for sensing the pressure in the urinary bladder of a patient and an alert mechanism which alerts the patient of the bladder fullness and the need to void. An actuating device is operably coupled to the system to selectively activate a compression assembly. When activated, the compression assembly compresses the bladder to permit emptying of the bladder.
Claims20
A system for assisting a patient to empty his or her bladder, comprising:
- a. a pair of plates arranged adjacent opposing walls of a patient's bladder;
- b. at least one pair of electromagnets connected to said pair of plates and configured to generate an attractive force between them when energized, wherein the attractive force pulls the plates inward to compress the bladder;
- c. a biasing mechanism connected to said plates and configured to separate the plates when said electromagnets are deactivated;
- and,
- d. an actuator coupled to said electromagnets and selectively triggerable by the patient to selectively energize said electromagnets.
A system for assisting a patient to empty his or her bladder, comprising:
- a. a controller implanted in a patient;
- b. a bladder pressure sensor implanted in the patient's bladder to sense the pressure in the patient's bladder and to report the pressure reading to the controller;
- c. a compression assembly implanted around the patient's bladder and operably coupled to said controller, said compression assembly including a pair of plates arranged adjacent opposing walls of a patient's bladder and at least one pair of electromagnets associated with said pair of plates, wherein when said electromagnets are energized an attractive force is generated between them, pulling said plates together and compressing the bladder;
- d. an alert mechanism operatively coupled to said controller,
- e. wherein said controller is configured to activate said alert mechanism to alert the patient when the bladder pressure reading exceeds a predetermined threshold;
- and,
- f. an actuator operatively coupled to said controller wherein said actuator is configured to be selectively triggered by the patient, and wherein said compression assembly compresses the bladder when the patient triggers the actuator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.