Developing alternative devices to the long-term urinary catheter for draining urine from the bladder
Developing alternative devices to the long-term urinary catheter for draining urine from the bladder
The self-retaining urinary catheter is used for long-term drainage of urine from the bladder only as a last resort because of serious associated complications, yet it remains a routine method for managing older and disabled patients with loss of bladder control. Blockage of the catheter from calcified deposits within its lumen is a common occurrence, obstructing the passage of urine and causing an urgent, unpredictable problem for patients, carers and the nursing staff. The need for further research on the subject has been recognized for many years. The SuPort Project aimed to develop an alternative suprapubic urine collection system. This report outlines the approach adopted towards the design and selection of the novel device, the production problems that ensued and the small clinical trial of a modified prototype.
medical device design, formal systematic design process
293-303
Feneley, R.C.L.
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Parkin, J.
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Scanlan, J.P.
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Woolley, M.
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2003
Feneley, R.C.L.
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Parkin, J.
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Scanlan, J.P.
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Woolley, M.
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Feneley, R.C.L., Parkin, J., Scanlan, J.P. and Woolley, M.
(2003)
Developing alternative devices to the long-term urinary catheter for draining urine from the bladder.
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 217 (4), .
(doi:10.1243/095441103322060758).
Abstract
The self-retaining urinary catheter is used for long-term drainage of urine from the bladder only as a last resort because of serious associated complications, yet it remains a routine method for managing older and disabled patients with loss of bladder control. Blockage of the catheter from calcified deposits within its lumen is a common occurrence, obstructing the passage of urine and causing an urgent, unpredictable problem for patients, carers and the nursing staff. The need for further research on the subject has been recognized for many years. The SuPort Project aimed to develop an alternative suprapubic urine collection system. This report outlines the approach adopted towards the design and selection of the novel device, the production problems that ensued and the small clinical trial of a modified prototype.
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Published date: 2003
Keywords:
medical device design, formal systematic design process
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