Fecobionics: A Novel Bionics Device for Studying Defecation

• Published in: Annals of biomedical engineering Vol. 47; no. 2; pp. 576 - 589
• Main Authors: Sun, Daming, Huang, Zhiyong, Zhuang, Zhuoli, Ma, Zhiyao, Man, Lo Kar, Liao, Donghua, Gregersen, Hans
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Springer US 01.02.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Anal Canal - physiopathology; Anorectal; Anus; Bend tests; Biochemistry; Biofeedback; Biological and Medical Physics; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering; Biomedicine; Bionics; Bionics - instrumentation; Biophysics; Classical Mechanics; Data processing; Data transmission; Defecation; Diagnostic Equipment; Disorders; Distension; Feedback; Human subjects; Humans; In vivo methods and tests; Pressure; Rectum; Rectum - physiopathology; Semisolids; Signatures; Anorectal physiology; Anal sphincter relaxation; Fecobionics; Bionics; Defecation

During defecation, solid, semisolid or liquid stools are eliminated via the anus in a complex physiological process. Up to 25% of the population are affected by anorectal disorders that are poorly recognized and treated. We developed a new bionics device, a simulated stool named Fecobionics, to repl...