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A noninvasive continence management system: development and evaluation of a novel toileting device for women
Margaret Macaulay1, Eleanor van den Heuvel, Felicity Jowitt
1Department of Medical Physics & Bioengineering, University College London, London, United Kingdom. m.macaulay@ucl.ac.uk
Purpose:
This paper describes a project to develop and clinically evaluate a novel toileting device for women called the Non-Invasive Continence Management System (NICMS). The NICMS device is designed to provide an alternative toileting facility that overcomes problems some women experience when using conventional female urinals.
Design:
A single product evaluation was completed; participants used the same device with 1 or 2 interface variants.
Subjects And Setting:
Eighty women from 6 countries who were either mobile or wheelchair dependent evaluated the product over a 15-month period.
Results:
The device was found to be useful in some circumstances for women and their caregivers.
Conclusion:
Significant further development is required for it to work reliably and to provide an acceptable device in terms of reliability, size, weight, noise, and aesthetics.
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