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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Chonan, Seijia | Jiang, Zhong Weia | Tanaka, Mamia | Tanikawa, Juna | Hirano, Kentaroa | Orikasa, Seiichib | Namima, Takashigeb | Uchi, Keiichirob
Affiliations: [a] Department of Mechatronics and Precision Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan E-mail: chonan@rose.mech.tohoku.ac.jp | [b] School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai, Miyagi 980-8579, Japan
Abstract: This paper is concerned with the development of an artificial urethral valve for treating urinary incontinence, which is driven by shape memory alloy actuators. Two types of valves, one with hand-drum form and the other with cylindrical configuration, are assembled and their opening and closing functions are examined experimentally by using the urethrae of male dogs. It is found that the clyindrical valve is better than the hand-drum form from the point of contact pressure with the urethra. A thermo-metallurgical-mechanical model of the SMA plate is constructed and applied to the analysis of opening/closing functions of valve. It is shown that the presented model well describes the motor functions of the artificial urethral valve.
Keywords: urinary incontinence, lower urinary tract, artificial urethral valve, shape memory alloy, animal experiment, analytical model
DOI: 10.3233/JAE-1999-128
Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 45-62, 1999
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