SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR URODYNAMIC EVALUATION UTILIZING MICRO ELECTRO-MECHANICAL SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY

摘要

An implantable urodynamic system includes an implantable first device deployable in a patient s bladder, an implantable second device deployable in a patient s vaginal canal, and a data acquisition and analysis module or processing unit external to the body of the patient. The first device includes a magnet and an inductive coil, and the second device includes a magnet, an inductive coil and a battery. When deployed in the patient s body, the magnets maintain the devices in close proximity to one another to effect an inductive coupling between the coils so that the first device is powered by the battery of the second device. The urodynamic system facilitates measurement, collection, and wireless transmission of real-time, or near real-time, data (bladder pressure, abdominal pressure, and temperature) from an ambulatory patient.