Device allows a patient to control the flow of urine.

News About this Project

• Award: 1st Place, Innovation Days Schoofs Prize for Creativity (February 12, 2008)
• Award: 2nd Place, National Design Competition for Accessible Medical Instrumentation (RERC) (2008)

Project Overview

Patients with incontinence are unable to control urine flow due to specific disease pathology, trauma, or other causes. Incontinence affects men and women, occurs more frequently with age, and can cause infection, skin irritation, and embarrassment. It negatively affects quality of life and many incontinent patients avoid activities in public, for instance due to the potential for a spastic bladder to spontaneously cause release of urine without warning.

The aim of the project is to design a device to allow the patient (or caregiver) to control and manage urine flow. It should:

1) Be easily used by a patient with disabilities including sensory-motor, physical, and cognitive

2) Allow emptying of the bladder when desired

3) Prevent urine flow when not desired

4) Provide an indication of the status of the bladder

5) Remain indwelling for up to 30 days with no adverse tissue reaction or material degradation

Files

• Midsemester Presentation (March 8, 2008)
• Product Design Specification (May 8, 2008)
• Poster (May 8, 2008)
• Final Paper (May 13, 2008)

Contact Information

Team Members

• Arin Ellingson - Team Leader
• Dave Schurter - Communicator
• Jon Sass - BSAC
• Ben Schoepke - BWIG

Advisor and Client

• Mitchell Tyler - Advisor
• John Enderle - Client

Related Projects

• Spring 2008: Accessible Incontinence Device
• Fall 2007: RERC National Design Competition: Accessible incontinence control device