The first 500 patients with sacral anterior root stimulator implants: general description
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The first 500 patients to have sacral anterior root stimulators implanted for bladder control are described. Of 479 survivors, 424 were using their stimulators when last followed up between 3 months and 16.1 years (mean 4 years) after implantation.
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The Finetech-Brindley stimulator was commercialized, and less than a decade later 500 patients had benefited from the system.
“The implant was commercialized as FinetechBrindley stimulator, and less than a decade later 500 patients benefited from the system (Brindley, 1994) .”
From A critical review of interfaces with the peripheral nervous system for the control of neuroprostheses and hybrid bionic systems (2005) · cites this paper as Brindley, 1994
The Introduction says the 500th London-design stimulator was implanted in February 1992, and Sources of information identifies Finetech Medical Ltd as the manufacturer. The paper does not date commercialization, so it cannot establish the claimed interval of less than a decade. Its benefits discussion describes potential benefits but does not establish that all 500 patients benefited. (LLM, conf=0.86)
Experimental — accuracy not yet measuredAppropriate electrical stimulation can elicit a targeted muscular response in nerve palsies, as in functional electrical stimulation for foot drop, bladder control in paraplegia, and vagal nerve stimulation for epilepsy.
“For example, in the case of nerve palsies appropriate electrical stimulation can be used to elicit a targeted muscular response, such as the use of functional electrical stimulation (FES) in foot drop (Lyons etal. 2002), bladder control in paraplegia (Brindley 1994; Brindley etal. 1982), or treatment of epilepsy by vagal nerve stimulation (Ben-Menachem 2002).”
From Peripheral nerve bionic interface: a review of electrodes (2019) · cites this paper as Brindley 1994
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- Van Kerrebroek PEV, Koldewijn EL, Rosier P et al (1994) Results of the treatment of neurogenic bladder dysfunction in spinal cord injury by sacral posterior root rhizotomy and anterior sacral root stimulation. Thesis, University of Nijmegen, Chapter 9.
- Authors
- Brindley, G. S.
- Affiliations
- Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (GB)
- Corresponding author
- Brindley, G S
- Venue
- Spinal Cord
- Published
- 1994-12
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 12
- Pages
- 795-805
- ISSN
- 1362-4393 (ISSN-L)
- 1476-5624
- OpenAlex
- W2057369640
- Cited by
- 318
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 9.12
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Spinal Cord (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Urology › Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Rheumatology › Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine › Pain Management and Treatment
- Keywords
- sacral anterior root stimulation, sacral neuromodulation, bladder control, neurogenic bladder, implant survival, long-term outcomes, patient follow-up
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Urinary Bladder, Electrodes, Implanted, Electric Stimulation Therapy, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Neurons, Afferent, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Nerve Roots, Surgical Wound Infection
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