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A transcutaneous implantable bladder controller
Author(s) -
Sawan M.,
Duval F.,
Hassouna M.,
Li J. S.,
Elhilali M. M.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
neurourology and urodynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1520-6777
pISSN - 0733-2467
DOI - 10.1002/nau.1930120313
Subject(s) - medicine , microcomputer , controller (irrigation) , implant , cmos , biomedical engineering , computer hardware , electronic engineering , surgery , electrical engineering , computer science , engineering , agronomy , chip , biology
We describe a computerized experimental system to investigate the effect of early electrical stimulation of the bladder during the spinal shock phase in paraplegic dogs. This system is composed of two main devices: an external part (or controller) based on a portable microcomputer, and a versatile implant (internal) based on a multichannel CMOS microstimulator. Using a new operative technique, this system enabled us to obtain many favorable results.