title: A transcutaneous implantable bladder controller.
abstract: We describe a computerized experimental system to investigate the effect of early electrical stimulation of the bladder during the spinal shock phase in paraplegic dogs. This system is composed of two main devices; an external part (or controller) based on a portable microcomputer, and a versatile implant (internal) based on a multichannel CMOS microstimulator. Using a new operative technique, this system enabled us to obtain many favorable results.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sawan
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Duval
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hassouna
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Elhilali
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014554:Urination