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System for micturition control in a mammal with bladder disfunction

Grégoire Courtine, Jocelyne Bloch, Jordan Squair, Loïs Thomas Romain Mahe
2024
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Abstract

The present invention relates to a neuromodulation/neurostimulation system (10) for stimulating at least one neuronal circuitry responsible for micturition control in a mammal with bladder disfunction, especially for bladder relaxation and/or for bladder voiding, said system (10) comprising: - at least one control unit (12), and - at least one stimulation unit (14), configured and arranged to provide electrical stimulation to the spinal cord of said mammal. Further, the present invention relates to the use of the neuromodulation/neurostimulation system (10).

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Grégoire Courtine, Jocelyne Bloch, Jordan Squair, Loïs Thomas Romain Mahe
2024
Patents

Abstract

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https://infoscience.epfl.ch/entities/publication/93f64ffd-27c3-4b15-8c11-0d2f7efdf852

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Ontological neighbourhood

Health sciences

Urology: Urologic disease

Related concepts (20)

Urination

Urination is the release of urine from the urinary bladder through the urethra to the outside of the body. It is the urinary system's form of excretion. It is also known medically as micturition, voiding, uresis, or, rarely, emiction, and known colloquially by various names including peeing, weeing, pissing, and euphemistically going number one. In healthy humans and other animals, the process of urination is under voluntary control. In infants, some elderly individuals, and those with neurological injury, urination may occur as a reflex.

Bladder

The bladder is a hollow organ in humans and other vertebrates that stores urine from the kidneys before disposal by urination. In humans the bladder is a distensible organ that sits on the pelvic floor. Urine enters the bladder via the ureters and exits via the urethra. The typical adult human bladder will hold between 300 and 500 ml (10.14 and 16.91 fl oz) before the urge to empty occurs, but can hold considerably more. The Latin phrase for "urinary bladder" is vesica urinaria, and the term vesical or prefix vesico - appear in connection with associated structures such as vesical veins.

Urinary incontinence

Urinary incontinence (UI), also known as involuntary urination, is any uncontrolled leakage of urine. It is a common and distressing problem, which may have a large impact on quality of life. It has been identified as an important issue in geriatric health care. The term enuresis is often used to refer to urinary incontinence primarily in children, such as nocturnal enuresis (bed wetting). UI is an example of a stigmatized medical condition, which creates barriers to successful management and makes the problem worse.

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