Bladder testing gets a dignified makeover, thanks to Cleveland Clinic-backed tech

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Margot Damaser has long been fascinated by bladders, urine and figuring out what’s wrong when a person can’t tinkle properly.

Decades ago, the associate professor of biomedical engineering at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine wondered if there was a way to replace a common, though cumbersome, bladder-function test that requires patients to urinate in front of strangers while wired up to a monitor.

Damaser dreamed up an internal device that could collect data wirelessly and give patients more privacy.

Her idea has led to the creation of the Glean Urodynamics System, a wireless, catheter-free device for monitoring bladder function.

The Clinic said it recently became the first hospital to use the device, bringing the concept full circle.

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