The tank uses a traditional tire valve-style stem that can lose air over time. When the air pressure drops, the bladder can't ...

"The UroMonitor is the first device to enable catheter-free telemetric ambulatory bladder pressure monitoring in humans," comments senior author Margot S. Damaser, PhD, of Cleveland Clinic.

This means that they don't know when it needs to be emptied, resulting in a build-up of pressure that can damage both the bladder and their kidneys. Now, a tiny sensor may offer a better way of ...