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20618231

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-8-11
pubmed:abstractText
To date, there are no artificial sphincter prostheses for urinary or fecal incontinence that may be implemented elsewhere instead, for example, in the upper gastrointestinal tract. Conventional systems are conceptually similar but are constructed specifically for distinct applications and are manual in operation. The German Artificial Sphincter System (GASS) II is the evolution of a highly integrative, modular, telemetric sphincter prosthesis with more than one application. Redesigning and integrating multilayer actuators into the pump allows us to reduce the input voltage to -10 to +20 V (V(PP) = 30 V). This provides for a flow rate of 2.23 mL/min and a counterpressure stability of 260 mbar. Furthermore, multiple applications have become feasible due to our standardized connection system, therapy-specific compression units, and application-specific software. These innovations allow us to integrate not only severe fecal and urinary incontinence, erectile dysfunction, and therapy-resistant reflux disease, but also morbid adiposity into the gamut of therapeutic GASS applications.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
1525-1594
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
34
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
635-41
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
The first teleautomatic low-voltage prosthesis with multiple therapeutic applications: a new version of the German artificial sphincter system.
pubmed:affiliation
Department General and Visceral Surgery, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, University Clinic, Freiburg, Germany. olaf.ruthmann@uniklinik-freiburg.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article