AI-enabled Portable Incontinence Management Device

支持人工智能的便携式失禁管理设备

• 批准号: ES/W006359/1
• 负责人: Srinjoy Mitra
• 金额: $ 6.42万
• 依托单位: University of Edinburgh
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2021
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2021 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FW006359%2F1
• 关键词: AI; enabled; Portable; Incontinence; Management

An overactive bladder is a common medical condition, particularly among the elderly. It leads to urinary incontinence (UI) and influences the quality of life for around 40% of those above 75 (>6million people in UK). People often consider this as a natural progression to old age and do not actively seek any treatment. However, UI is one of the main factors why the elderly lack confidence and give up their independence to move to care homes. Conventional approaches to treat UI, e.g., drugs and bladder-catheterisation have several side effects (e.g., dry-mouth, constipation, confusion). Invasive electrical stimulation of the Tibial nerve (around the ankle) is an established alternative treatment. But a needle electrode inserted into the leg can be painful and distressing. Recently, a non-invasive version of this method has been demonstrated to be successful for older adults. However, it comprises multiple hospital visits per week over a duration of 2 months. Such a long treatment process leads to reduced adherence especially for the frail elderly who have already accepted UI to be a part of their life. We propose an instrumented sock that the user can wear comfortably throughout the day, while electrodes weaved into it will stimulate the tibial nerve when necessary. The stimulation parameters will use an AI-based algorithm (via a smartphone) set by the clinician. The proposed system can be tried by a larger section of the population without surgery or repeated hospital visits. Hence, users will have much greater privacy and flexibility in managing incontinence.

膀胱过度活动症是一种常见的疾病，尤其是老年人。它会导致尿失禁 (UI) 并影响 75 岁以上人群中约 40% 的生活质量（英国超过 600 万人）。人们通常认为这是衰老的自然过程，并且不会积极寻求任何治疗。然而，UI却是老年人缺乏信心、放弃独立性搬进养老院的主要原因之一。治疗 UI 的传统方法（例如药物和膀胱导尿术）具有多种副作用（例如口干、便秘、精神错乱）。对胫神经（脚踝周围）进行侵入性电刺激是一种既定的替代治疗方法。但插入腿部的针状电极可能会让人感到疼痛和痛苦。最近，这种方法的非侵入性版本已被证明对老年人来说是成功的。然而，它包括在 2 个月的时间内每周多次去医院。如此漫长的治疗过程会导致依从性降低，尤其是对于已经接受 UI 成为生活一部分的体弱老年人。我们提出了一种仪器化袜子，用户可以全天舒适地穿着，而编织在其中的电极将在必要时刺激胫神经。刺激参数将使用由临床医生设置的基于人工智能的算法（通过智能手机）。所提出的系统可以被更多的人试用，无需手术或重复去医院。因此，用户在处理失禁方面将拥有更大的隐私和灵活性。

项目成果

Electrically Small Antenna For RFID-Based Implantable Medical Sensor

• DOI: 10.1109/jrfid.2023.3256407
• 发表时间: 2023
• 期刊: IEEE Journal of Radio Frequency Identification
• 影响因子: 3.1
• 作者: Andrew J. Mugisha;Amin Rigi;A. Tsiamis;S. Podilchak;S. Mitra

High-Efficiency High Voltage Hybrid Charge Pump Design With an Improved Chip Area

具有改进芯片面积的高效高压混合电荷泵设计

• DOI: 10.1109/access.2021.3091808
• 发表时间: 2021
• 期刊: IEEE Access
• 影响因子: 3.9
• 作者: Abaravicius B

A Feasibility Study on Textile Electrodes for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation

• DOI: 10.1109/newcas57931.2023.10198106
• 发表时间: 2023-06
• 期刊: 2023 21st IEEE Interregional NEWCAS Conference (NEWCAS)
• 作者: Wei Ju;Aidan McConnell-Trevillion;Sadeque Reza Khan;K. Nazarpour;Srinjoy Mitra