Treatment of Female Stress Urinary Incontinence
The present invention relates to the diagnosis and treatment of stress urinary incontinence. In one embodiment, the diagnosis and treatment involves the use of a positional feedback catheter. Positional sensors may be embedded in the catheter to provide real-time tracking the position and movement of the catheter.
1 . A device comprising a catheter having at least one sensor capable of providing positional feedback.
2 . The device of claim 1 , wherein said catheter is a Foley catheter.
3 . The device of claim 1 , wherein said sensor provides positional feedback based on data selected from the group consisting of magnetic, electromagnetic, microelectromechanical, radio frequency, ultrasound and video.
4 . The device of claim 1 , wherein said sensor comprises an accelerometer.
5 . The device of claim 1 , wherein said sensor comprises a gyroscope.