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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2000
Gerald J. McMorrow, Duvall, WA (US);
Diagnostic Ultrasound Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
The system includes a bladder volume device which determines the volume of urine in the bladder on a non-invasive basis, such as by ultrasound. The device then compares the volume determination, which is made on a regular basis, against previously obtained cystometry information for the patient, which comprises a graph which correlates bladder pressure, specifically detrusor pressure, against volume of urine in the bladder. The graph is used by the system to produce a surrogate bladder pressure for each volume determination made. The system then provides an indication of the surrogate bladder pressure so that the patient can determine when catheterization is desirable.