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Benke E, Stoinski RT, Preis A, et al. Intraurethral Energy Harvesting from Urine Flow as an Approach to Power Urologic Implants. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2021;2021:7215-7218doi: 10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9630116.
Benke, E., Stoinski, R. T., Preis, A., Reitelshofer, S., Martin, S., & Franke, J. (2021). Intraurethral Energy Harvesting from Urine Flow as an Approach to Power Urologic Implants. Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference, 20217215-7218. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9630116
Benke, E, et al. "Intraurethral Energy Harvesting from Urine Flow as an Approach to Power Urologic Implants." Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference vol. 2021 (2021): 7215-7218. doi: https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9630116
Benke E, Stoinski RT, Preis A, Reitelshofer S, Martin S, Franke J. Intraurethral Energy Harvesting from Urine Flow as an Approach to Power Urologic Implants. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2021 Nov;2021:7215-7218. doi: 10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9630116. PMID: 34892764.
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Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2021 Nov;2021:7215-7218. doi: 10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9630116.

Intraurethral Energy Harvesting from Urine Flow as an Approach to Power Urologic Implants.

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference

E Benke, R T Stoinski, A Preis, S Reitelshofer, S Martin, J Franke

PMID: 34892764 DOI: 10.1109/EMBC46164.2021.9630116

Abstract

Active urologic implants, such as bladder stimulators or artificial sphincters, are a widely-used approach for therapy of urinary incontinence. At present these devices are powered by primary batteries or conventional wireless power transferring techniques. As these methods are associated with several limitations, human body energy harvesting can be a promising alternative or complement for power supply. This paper introduces an approach to harvest energy from the urine flow inside the urethra with a mechatronic harvesting system based on a hubless flow turbine. Using a test bench approximating the flow conditions of the lower urinary tract, the feasibility of the harvesting principle is shown in-vitro.

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