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  • Urology
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Neuroscience

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  • Overactive bladder (OAB) significantly impacts millions globally, reducing quality of life.
  • Contemporary treatments like sacral neuromodulation (SNM) and posterior tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) have advanced OAB care.
  • Existing neuromodulation lacks real-time patient data integration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore advancements in OAB treatment beyond current modalities.
  • To investigate the potential of neuroprosthetics for enhancing bladder function.
  • To integrate real-time bio-sensing and patient input into OAB therapy.

Main Methods:

  • Review of current and emerging neuromodulation techniques for OAB.
  • Identification of nerve targets for stimulation and afferent information sensing (e.g., dorsal genital nerve, pudendal nerve, S3 afferent nerve roots).
  • Exploration of bio-sensing schemes for detecting bladder events and estimating bladder fullness.

Main Results:

  • Sacral neuromodulation (SNM), PTNS, and dorsal genital nerve stimulation are established OAB treatments.
  • Nerve targets like the dorsal genital nerve and S3 afferent nerve roots show potential for both stimulation and sensing.
  • Bio-sensing offers a pathway to detect significant bladder events and estimate bladder fullness.

Conclusions:

  • Intelligent neuroprostheses incorporating real-time sensing hold promise for revolutionizing OAB treatment.
  • Future therapies may leverage sensed afferent nerve information for personalized OAB management.
  • Advancements in bio-sensing and neuroprosthetics are key to overcoming limitations of current OAB treatments.