Monitoring conditions of a patient's urinary system

a technology of patient's urinary system and monitoring condition, which is applied in the field of medical devices, can solve problems such as inability to determine the cause of obstruction, and problems such as bladder control problems

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-10-23
P SQUARE MEDICAL
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Whatsoever be the cause, enlarged prostate may lead to bladder control problems.
The latter test, however, cannot determine the cause of obstruction, which can be due not only to BPH, but possibly also to abnormalities in the urethra, weak bladder muscles, or other causes.

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[0033]The principles of the technique of the present invention may be better understood with reference to the drawings and the accompanying description, wherein like reference numerals have been used throughout to designate identical elements. It should be understood that these drawings, which are not necessarily to scale, are given for illustrative purposes only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

[0034]Referring to FIG. 1, there is illustrated, by way of a block diagram, a monitoring system 10 of the present invention for monitoring a condition of a patient's urinary system. The monitoring system 10 includes an acoustic assembly 12 including one or more acoustic elements that is / are capable of at least receiving acoustic waves and generating data indicative thereof, and a control unit 14 that is configured and operable for receiving and analyzing the data indicative to the acoustic waves received by the acoustic receiver assembly 12. The connection between th...

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A monitoring system and method are presented for use in monitoring a condition of a patient's urinary system. The monitoring system comprises an acoustic assembly comprising at least one acoustic receiver adapted for continuously receiving acoustic signals during a patient's urination and generating data indicative thereof. The monitoring system also includes a control unit that is in communication with said acoustic assembly. The control unit is configured and operable for analyzing said generated data indicative of the continuously received acoustic signals during a patient's urination, obtaining a time variation of the acoustic signal during the urination and determining a corresponding spectral data of the acoustic signal. The control unit further analyzes the spectral data and, upon detecting at least one first signal peak corresponding to a condition of turbulence in the urine flow, determining a relation between said first signal peak and a second signal peak corresponding to a condition of laminar urine flow. Based on said relation, the control unit determines the condition of a patient's low urinary system and generating output data indicative thereof.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0001]This invention is generally in the field of medical devices, and relates to a device and method for monitoring conditions of a patient's urinary system.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]Monitoring of a condition of a patient's urinary system is needed for detecting various types of the urine system abnormality, including inter alia prostate enlargement. The latter is a widespread phenomenon developed in more than half men over age 50. By age 80, about 80% of men have enlarged prostates. The prostate enlargement is thought to be related to hormonal disorders typical to the age, and is termed Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia or BPH. In a minority of the cases, the prostate enlargement involves prostate cancer.[0003]Whatsoever be the cause, enlarged prostate may lead to bladder control problems. This is because the prostate gland encircles the urethra beneath the bladder neck. An enlarged prostate exerts pressure on the urethra which may deform its shape and redu...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): A61B7/00A61B5/00
CPCA61B5/208A61B5/4381A61B2562/0204A61B7/04A61B7/026
Inventor SHAHAR, MENASHESAHAR, ORI
Owner P SQUARE MEDICAL
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