Closed-loop device uses light to control overactive bladder

Researchers developed this small device implanted around the bladder of a rat to provide closed-loop bladder control. It uses light signals from tiny LEDs to activate nerve cells in the bladder. (Image courtesy of Gereau Lab, Washington University) A team of neuroscientists and engineers has developed a tiny, implantable, closed-loop device that may replace medication or electronic stimulators for bladder disorders. The team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago created a soft, implantable device that can detect overactivity in the bladder and then use light from tiny, biointegrated LEDs to tamp down the urge to urinate. Get the full story on our sister site, Medical Design & Outsourcing. The post Closed-loop device uses light to control overactive bladder appeared first on MassDevice.
Source: Mass Device - Category: Medical Devices Authors: Tags: Blog Neuromodulation/Neurostimulation News Well Research & Development Urology feinbergschoolofmedicineatnorthwesternuniversity University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Washington University School of Medicine Source Type: news