Urinary Incontinence Device

Market: Medical | Product Line: Load Cells

Application: 

Medical Device that monitors a patient’s urine flow path outside of the bladder in order to help diagnose and treat sphincter inefficiencies.

Customer Challenge:

In need of a custom force sensor to monitor pressure during occlusion of a urethral duct to monitor the pressure exerted

SMD Sensor Solution:

Strain Measurement Devices designed a custom force sensor to measure axial forces in the instrument. The sensor consists of a central threaded boss and the outside diameter is fixed. The bidirectional forces on the central boss is measured by the sensor.