Biomedical applications of soft robotics
Soft robotics enables the design of soft machines and devices at different scales. The
compliance and mechanical properties of soft robots make them especially interesting for …
compliance and mechanical properties of soft robots make them especially interesting for …
Artificial sphincters to manage urinary incontinence: a review
L Marziale, G Lucarini, T Mazzocchi… - Artificial …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Urinary incontinence affects more than 300 million people worldwide. The implantation of a
medical device called an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is the gold standard treatment …
medical device called an artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) is the gold standard treatment …
Artificial urinary sphincter: report of the 2015 consensus conference
X Biardeau, S Aharony… - Neurourology and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose The AMS800™ device, by far the most frequently implanted artificial urinary
sphincter (AUS) worldwide, is considered to be the “gold‐standard” when male incontinence …
sphincter (AUS) worldwide, is considered to be the “gold‐standard” when male incontinence …
Artificial urinary sphincter: recent developments and the way forward
In the past 2 years, six novel AUS have emerged, two female RCTs are ongoing, the
SATURN study published its 1-year outcomes, and four systematic reviews on female AUS …
SATURN study published its 1-year outcomes, and four systematic reviews on female AUS …
Magnetically controlled endourethral artificial urinary sphincter
T Mazzocchi, L Ricotti, N Pinzi, A Menciassi - Annals of biomedical …, 2017 - Springer
Urinary incontinence is a largely spread disfunction that affects more than 300 million
people worldwide. At present, no technological solutions are able to restore continence in a …
people worldwide. At present, no technological solutions are able to restore continence in a …
[HTML][HTML] Montreal electronic artificial urinary sphincters: Our futuristic alternatives to the AMS800™
X Biardeau, S Hached, O Loutochin… - Canadian Urological …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods We successively developed three distinct hydromechanical AUSs on the basis of
the existing AMS800™ device by incorporating an electronic pump. No changes were made …
the existing AMS800™ device by incorporating an electronic pump. No changes were made …
PDMS and DLC‐coated unidirectional valves for artificial urinary sphincters: Opening performance after 126 days of immersion in urine
T Mazzocchi, G Lucarini, I Roehrer… - … Research Part B …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this work, unidirectional valves made of bare polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and PDMS
provided with a micrometric diamond‐like carbon (DLC) coating were fabricated and …
provided with a micrometric diamond‐like carbon (DLC) coating were fabricated and …
Implantable systems for stress urinary incontinence
KM Al Adem, SS Bawazir, WA Hassen… - Annals of biomedical …, 2017 - Springer
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI), the involuntary urine leakage due to failure of the urethral
closure mechanism, is a global health challenge with substantial human suffering and …
closure mechanism, is a global health challenge with substantial human suffering and …
Novel, wirelessly controlled, and adaptive artificial urinary sphincter
S Hached, Z Saadaoui, O Loutochin… - IEEE/ASME …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Severe stress urinary incontinence is a nonnegligible complication that affects men as well
as women. When initial therapies are not sufficient, implantation of artificial urinary …
as women. When initial therapies are not sufficient, implantation of artificial urinary …
Submental mechanomyography (MMG) to characterize the swallowing signature
A Mialland, B Kinsiklounon, G Tian, C Noûs… - IRBM, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives currently, only tracheostomy is available for people who have had a total
laryngectomy, and no solution exist for people with swallowing disorders. Yet, muscles …
laryngectomy, and no solution exist for people with swallowing disorders. Yet, muscles …