AssureFlow: A remote-controlled device to combat urinary incontinence

According to a study over 200 milion people suffer with urinary incontinence (inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination). Now, AssureFlow concept device can now act as a manually switchable on-off tap for the bladder to assist all those incontinence victims with an inventive manner. AssureFlow concept is designed by the Australian tertiary student Ms. Angelene Ozolins that acts on behalf of the natural function of the bladder. The device can prove beneficial for all those sufferers who lack strong bladders, normal level of control, damaged nerves and for many other conditions. This new concept consist two parts; an internal valve that is implanted in the urethra of the patient and a hand-held actuator that uses inductive heat to turn the valve on and off. The internal valve that is implanted in the urethra of the patient encompass three co-centric stent-like tubes whose two inner tubes are made of Nitinol, a memory shape alloy with the captivating capability to become superelastic above a certain temperature or stress level. It can also be hardened at a lower temperature that can be set, according to the levels of different metals in the alloy. This handy actuator is small and tactful that requires two buttons to be pressed concurrently to activate valve and also encompasses a USB port and a memory that can be used to accumulate information about patient’s voiding patterns. This newly designed concept will not only help patients to evade all those embarrassing degrees like ‘occasional accident’ and ‘complete lack of control’ that occurs due to Urinary incontinence, but it will also construct an incredible optimistic alteration in the lives of a large number of afflicted people. Via: Gizmag