Device for non-invasive monitoring
and diagnosis of functional disorders of the lower urinary tract
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Institute of Applied Computer Science of Lodz University of Technology as a leader of consortium created with NETRIX S.A. implements a research project entitled: "Device for non-invasive monitoring and diagnosis of functional disorders of the lower urinary tract", under the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-202 measure 4.1 / sub-measure 4.1.4 "Application projects" co-financed by the European Union under the European Regional Development Fund.
Contract number: POIR.04.01.04-00-0074/19-00
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The aim of the project is to develop a new device for measuring muscle tone (EMG) with the possibility of electrostimulation and conducting biofeedback therapy.
This device will be enriched with a modern, unique in the world scale, diagnostics of functional disorders of the urinary system, based on Electrical Impedance Tomography and computational intelligence algorithms.
The idea of developing such a device and accompanying IT technologies was born as a response to the particularly large market demand for modern technical solutions for the rehabilitation of urinary incontinence.
It is estimated that up to 50% of people will have different forms of urinary incontinence at some stage of their lives. Some patients with a significant degree of worsening incontinence require surgery. However, according to many authors of publications in the field of functional disorders of the urinary tract, he claims that the rehabilitation of muscles responsible for the efficient emptying of the urinary tract should be performed both before and after the surgery.
Biofeedback therapy using EMG muscle tone measurement is very widespread in the world. However, all therapeutic tasks must be performed regularly and daily. Due to the fact that the devices for this therapy are very complicated and expensive, they are performed only in specialized physiotherapeutic offices.
This condition forces the patient to commute to such facilities on a daily basis. An additional aspect that increases the functionality of the device being developed is the possibility of continuous monitoring of progress through the use of Impedance Electrical Imaging. It allows continuous diagnostics of urinary tract function.
Until now, no device has been created that in a non-invasive way could continuously, for example, monitor a dozen-hour bladder operation for several hours.
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Total value of the project: 4 174 962,50 zł
Head of Research and Development: dr hab. inż. Volodymyr Mosorov, prof. uczelniany
Implementation period: 01.01.2020 –31.12.2022
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