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Journal Articles
JJ Huan, V Pashaei, SJA Majerus, S Bhunia, S Mandal, “A Wearable Dual-Mode Probe for Image-Guided Closed-Loop Ultrasound Neuromodulation.” IEEE Trans on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, early access Aug. 2024, doi: 10.1109/TBCAS.2024.3425858.
F Zareen, M Elazab, B Hanzlicek, A Doelman, D Bourbeau, SJA Majerus, M Damaser, R Karam, “Optimization of Activity-Driven Event Detection for Long-Term Ambulatory Urodynamics.” Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, vol. 238, no. 6, 2024. doi: 10.1177/09544119241264304.
SJA Majerus, CT Nguyen, SW Brose, GA Nemunaitis, MS Damaser, DJ Bourbeau, “Automated Closed-Loop Stimulation to Inhibit Neurogenic Bladder Overactivity.” Proc. of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine, vol. 238, no. 6, 2024. doi: 10.1177/09544119231172272.
Y Hacohen, SJA Majerus, “A Flexible Double Helix Inductive Antenna for RFID Vascular Flow Sensing.” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 23, no. 17, pp. 19044-19051, Sept. 2023. doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2023.3291172.
SJA Majerus, D Cabal, Y Hacohen, B Hanzlicek, A Smiley, Y Wang, W Liu, M Larauche, M Million, MS Damaser, DJ Bourbeau, “A Flexible Implant for Multi-Day Monitoring of Colon Segment Activity.” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 941-951, Oct. 2023.
BT Frainey, SJA Majerus, S Derisavifard, KC Lewis, AR Williams, BM Balog, RS Butler, HB Goldman, MS Damaser “First in Human Subjects Testing of the UroMonitor: A Catheter-Free Wireless Ambulatory Bladder Pressure Monitor.” Journal of Urology, vol. 210, no.1 pp. 186-195, 2023. [COVER ARTICLE]
SJA Majerus, B Hanzlicek, Y Hacohen, D Cabal, DJ Bourbeau, MS Damaser, “Wireless and Catheter-Free Bladder Pressure and Volume Sensor.” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol. 24, no. 6, Mar. 2024 doi: 10.1109/JSEN.2023.3267749.
A Doelman, F Streijger, SJA Majerus, MS Damaser, BK Kwon, “Assessing Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction After Spinal Cord Injury: Animal Models in Preclinical Neuro-Urology Research.” Biomedicines, vol. 11, no.6, pp.1539-1564, May 2023.
X Yuan, B M Balog, D L Lin, B Hanzlicek, M Kuang, H Yan, Steve JA Majerus, MS Damaser , “Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor is an Important Therapeutic Factor in Mesenchymal Stem Cell Secretions for Treatment of Traumatic Peripheral Pelvic Injuries.” Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2022.
Steve JA Majerus, Sarah J Offutt, T Brink, B Panda, V Vasoli, I McAdams, MS Damaser, L Zirpel, “Feasibility of Real-Time Conditional Sacral Neuromodulation using Wireless Bladder Pressure Sensor.” IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation Engineering, vol. 29, pp. 2067-2075, 2021.
K Janssen, K Deng, SJA Majerus, DL Lin, B Hanzlicek, RS Butler, CH van der Vaart, MS Damaser, “Transurethral versus suprapubic catheterization to test urethral function in rats.” Scientific Reports, vol. 11, no. 1, 14369, 2021.
M Caveney, SJA Majerus, K Deng, B Hanzlicek, B Panda, J Mrowca, D Bourbeau, M Damaser, “PD27-02 Wireless Catheter-Free Ambulatory Urodynamics for Bladder Physiology Research.” Journal of Urology, vol. 206, no. S3, pp. e443-e444, 2021.
BT Frainey, SJA Majerus, S Derisavifard, BM Balog, RS Butler, HB Goldman, and MS Damaser, “PD66-05 Wireless Catheter-Free Ambulatory Urodynamics for Bladder Physiology Research.” Journal of Urology, vol. 206, no. S3, pp. e1160-e1160, 2021.
S Derisavifard, SJA Majerus, MS Damaser, H Goldman, “UroMonitor Catheter Free Ambulatory Cystometry is Feasible, Safe, and Well-Tolerated.” Neurourology & Urodynamics, vol. 39, no. S2, pp. S162-S163, 2020.
SJA Majerus, K Deng, B Hanzlicek, B Panda, J Mrowca, DJ Bourbeau, MS Damaser, “Catheter-Free Wireless Measurement of Feline Bladder Pressures Using Intravesical Sensor.” Neurourology & Urodynamics, vol. 39, no. S2, pp. S232-S234, 2020.
SJA Majerus, S Offutt, T Brink, MS Damaser, L Zirpel, “Real-Time Conditional Sacral Neuromodulation Using Wireless Bladder Pressure Sensor.” Neurourology & Urodynamics, vol. 39, no. S2, pp. S235-S236, 2020.
H Chong, SJA Majerus, KM Bogie, CA Zorman, “Non-hermetic Packaging of Biomedical Microsystems from a Materials Perspective: A Review.” Medical Devices and Sensors, vol. 3, no. 6, 2020.
V Pashaei, P Dehghanzadeh, G Enwia, M Bayat, SJA Majerus, S Mandal, “Flexible Body-Conformal Ultrasound Patches for Image-Guided Neuromodulation,” IEEE Trans. on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, vol. 14, no. 2, 2020.
B Panda, S Mandal, SJA Majerus, “Flexible, Skin-Coupled Microphone Array for Point of Care Vascular Access Monitoring.” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 1494-1505, 2019.
H Chong, J Lou, KM Bogie, CA Zorman, SJA Majerus, “Vascular Pressure-Flow Measurement using CB-PDMS Strain Sensor.” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, vol. 13, no. 6, pp. 1451-1461, 2019.
B Abelson, SJA Majerus, D Sun, BC Gill, E Versi, MS Damaser, “Ambulatory Urodynamic Monitoring: State of the Art and Future Directions.” Nature Reviews Urology, vol. 16, pp 291–301, 2019.
A Basu, SJA Majerus*, L Ferry, I Makovey, H Zhu, MS Damaser, “Is Submucosal Bladder Pressure Monitoring Feasible?” Journal of Engineering in Medicine, 2018.
R Karam, SJA Majerus, D Bourbeau, MS Damaser, S Bhunia, “Tunable and Lightweight On-chip Event Detection for Implantable Bladder Pressure Monitoring Devices.” IEEE Trans Biomed Circuits and Systems vol. 11, no. 6, 2017.
SJA Majerus and MS Damaser, “Quantitative Analysis of Technological Innovation in Urology: Invited Editorial Comment.” Urology, vol. 111, pp. 236, 2017.
SJA Majerus, PC Fletter, EK Ferry, H Zhu, KJ Gustafson, MS Damaser “Suburothelial Bladder Contraction Detection with Implanted Pressure Sensor.” PLoS One, vol. 12, no. 1, e0168375, 2017.
R Karam, D Bourbeau, SJA Majerus, I Makovey, HB Goldman, MS Damaser, S Bhunia, “Real-Time Classification of Bladder Events for Effective Diagnosis and Treatment of Urinary Incontinence,” IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 63, no. 4, pp. 721-729, 2016.
I Makovey, SJA Majerus, R Karam, B Hanzlicek, M Streicher, H Zhu, MS Damaser, “Wireless Implantable Rechargeable Bladder Pressure Sensor: Cystoscopic Implantation and Ambulatory Data Collection.” The Journal of Urology, vol. 193, no. 4, e489, 2015.
SJA Majerus, SL Garverick, MA Suster, PC Fletter, MS Damaser, “Wireless, Ultra-low-power Implantable Sensor for Chronic Bladder Pressure Monitoring.” ACM Journal of Emerging Technology, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 11.1-11.13, 2012.
P Fletter, SJA Majerus, H Zhu, A Boger, S Garverick, K Gustafson, M Damaser, “Feasibility of Submucosal Bladder Pressure Sensing.” Journal of Urology, vol. 185, no. 4, pp. e317–e318, 2011.
SJA Majerus, PC Fletter, MS Damaser, SL Garverick, “Low-power Wireless Micromanometer System for Acute and Chronic Bladder-Pressure Monitoring.” IEEE Trans on Biomedical Engineering, vol. 58, no. 3, pp. 763-768, 2011.
Patents
Method and System for Detrusor Pressure Estimation. US Provisional Patent Application No. 63/707,923, October 2024.
Method for Generating One or More Strain Measurements Associated with a Biological Surface. US Patent No. 12,036,042 B2, July 2024. [issued]
Smart Foot Position Sensor for Power Wheelchair Users, And Systems and Methods of Using Same. EU Patent No. EP3606490, issued Aug 2023. [issued]
Detrusor Pressure Estimation from Single Channel Bladder Pressure Recordings. U.S Patent Application 17/880,109, filed August 2022.
Wireless, Batteryless Blood Pressure Sensor Implant for Vessel or Graft. US Provisional Patent Application 63/323,354, filed March 2022.
Wireless Bowel Sensor.S. Patent No.16/514,982, issued February 2022. [issued]
Systems and Methods for Estimating a Volume of a Hollow Organ. US Patent No. 11,207,013. issued Dec 2021. [issued] [licensed]
Smart Foot Position Sensor for Power Wheelchair Users. US Patent No. 62/480,804, issued May 2021. [issued]
Intrabladder Sensing Device & Delivery Tool. US Patent Application No. 17/058,783, Nov. 2020.
System for Treating Incontinence with Closed-Loop Feedback, US Patent Application No. 16/976,499, August 2020.
Sensing Device for Ambulatory Urodynamics Having a Pressure Sensitive Housing. US Patent Application 17/058,783, PCT/US2019/034123, filed November 2020. [issued] [licensed]
Conductive Layer Formed Strain Gauge and Method of Making Same. US Patent No. 10,694,999, issued April 2020. [issued]
Flexible Pressure Sensor with Wireless Monitoring Capability. US Provisional Patent Application 63/077,808, filed September 2020.
Flexible Body-Conformal Ultrasound Patches for Image-Guided Peripheral Nerve Modulation. US Provisional Patent Application, filed Jan. 2020.
Bladder Event Detection for Diagnosis of Urinary Incontinence or Treatment of Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction. U.S. Patent No. US 10,478,113, EP 16724991.1. issued June 2019. [issued] [licensed]
Abdominal Pressure Free Bladder Contraction Detection System. S. Patent Application 16/360,126, EP 19164995.3, filed 2018. [issued] [licensed]
Implantable Pressure Sensor.S. Patent No.143,391 B2, EP 13724109.7, issued Dec 2018. [issued] [licensed]
Wireless Implantable Micro-Manometer, US Patent No. 13/889,852, issued Dec. 2018. [issued] [licensed]
Flexible, Skin-Coupled Microphone Array for Point-of-Care Vascular Access Monitoring. US Provisional Patent Application, filed Nov. 2018.
Intraluminal Pressure and Volume Sensor with Novel Housing and Sensor Configuration, PCT 2019/034123, filed 2017.
Single channel detrusor pressure determination, US Patent Application 63/051,508, filed 2017. [issued] [licensed]
Books and Book Chapters
SJA Majerus, M Abdelhady, V Abbaraju, J Han, L Brody, MS Damaser, “Real-time wavelet processing and classifier algorithms enabling single-channel diagnosis of lower urinary tract dysfunction,” in Machine Learning Applications in Medicine and Biology, A Ahmed, J Picone (eds).Springer, pp. 87 – 114, 2024.
Steve JA Majerus, R Sinha, B Panda, HM Lavasani, “Prediction of vascular access stenosis through multi-domain acoustic analysis of vascular blood sounds,” in Biomedical Signal Processing: Innovations and Applications, I Obeid, I Selesnick, J Picone, Springer Intl, pp. 161 – 194, 2021.
B Panda, S Chin, S Mandal, Steve JA Majerus, “Noninvasive Vascular Blood Sound Monitoring Through Flexible PVDF Microphone,” in Emerging Trends in Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology, I Obeid, J Picone, I Selesnick, Springer Nature, pp. 35-68, 2020.
S Bhunia, SJA Majerus, M Sawan, Implantable Biomedical Microsystems. Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science & Technology, 2015.
SJA Majerus, S Bhunia, M Sawan, “Introduction.” in Implantable Biomedical Microsystems, Oxford, UK: Elsevier Science & Technology, 2015, pp. 3-12.
SJA Majerus, PC Fletter, H Zhu, MS Damaser, “Implantable Bladder Pressure Sensor for Chronic Application: A Case Study,” in Implantable Biomedical Microsystems, S. Bhunia, S. Majerus, M. Sawan, Oxford, UK: Els. Science & Tech., 2015, pp. 231-250.
Full-Length Conference Articles (Peer-Reviewed)
J Ukwela, L Le Barron, J Dunning, J Baskin, SJA Majerus, “Implanted Stretch Sensor for Blood Pressure Measurement: Pig Study and Benchtop Evaluation.” IEEE Sensors Conf, Vienna, Austria, Oct. 2023.
R Wang, I Treviño, A Fleischman, SJA Majerus, “Analog Interface Amplifiers for Sub-mm Broadband Polymer Intravascular Ultrasonic Imaging.” IEEE Bio Circ and Sys Conf, Toronto, ON, Canada, Oct. 2023.
V Pashaei, J Huan, H Chen, M SEA Osman, S-R Kothapalli, SJA Majerus, S Mandal “Wearable Ultrasound Probe for Nerve Localization and Stimulation.” IEEE Bio Circ and Sys Conf, Toronto, ON, Canada, Oct. 2023.
V Abbaraju, K Lewis, SJA Majerus, “Machine Learning for Automated Bladder Event Classification from Single-Channel Vesical Pressure Recordings,” 2022 IEEE Signal Proc. in Med. and Biol. Conf, Philadelphia, USA.
M Abdelhady, J Han, SJA Majerus, L Brody, M Damaser, “Detrusor Pressure Estimation from Single Channel Bladder Pressure Recordings,” 2022 IEEE Signal Proc. in Med. and Biol. Conf, Philadelphia, USA.
Steve JA Majerus, B Hazlicek, Y Hacohen, D Cabal, D Bourbeau, MS Damaser, “A Catheter-Free Bladder Pressure-Volume Sensor.” IEEE Sensors Conf, Dallas, TX, USA, Oct. 2022. [BEST PAPER AWARD]
Steve JA Majerus, Y Hacohen, D Cabal, B Hanzlicek, A Smiley, Y Wang, W Liu, M Larauche, M Mulugeta, MS Damaser, DJ Bourbeau, “Multi-Modal, Implantable Colon Activity Sensor.” IEEE Sensors Conf, Dallas, TX, USA, Oct. 2022.
Y Hacohen, SJA Majerus, “An RFID-Based Sensor for Vascular Flow Monitoring.” IEEE Sensors Conf, Dallas, TX, USA, Oct. 2022.
F Zareen, Z Ouyang, SJA Majerus, TM Bruns, MS Damaser, R Karam, “Detrusor Pressure Estimation from Single-Channel Urodynamics.” IEEE Eng in Medicine and Biology Conf, Glasgow, Scotland, July 2022.
H Chong, J J Lou, CA Zorman, SJA Majerus, “Wireless Monitoring of Vascular Pressure Using CB-PDMS Based Flexible Strain Sensor.” IEEE Eng in Medicine and Biology Conf, Guadalajara, Mexico, November 2021.
W Chen, A Fleischman, SJA Majerus, “A 100-V Withstanding Analog Front-End for High-Resolution Intravascular Ultrasound Imaging.” IEEE Eng in Medicine and Biology Conf, Guadalajara, Mexico, November 2021.
R K Sinha, H M Lavasani, C Zorman, SJA Majerus, “Acoustic Bruit Transduction Interface for Non-Invasive Vascular Access Monitoring.” IEEE Eng in Medicine and Biology Conf, Guadalajara, Mexico, November 2021.
SJA Majerus, J Ukwela, J Lerchbacker, KM Bogie, MK Henzel, “Development of Foot Displacement Detection Algorithm for Power Wheelchair Footplate Pressure and Positioning.” IEEE Eng in Medicine and Biology Conf, Guadalajara, Mexico, November 2021.
MK Henzel, SJ Mitchell, JA Lerchbacker, SJA Majerus, KM Bogie “The case for active safety for power wheelchair users with spinal cord injury,” 2020 RESNA Virtual Conference, Pittsburgh, USA, September 23-24, 2020.
B Panda, S Mandal and SJA Majerus, “Vascular stenosis detection using temporal-spectral differences in correlated acoustic measurements,” 2019 IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Conf, Philadelphia, USA, Dec 7 2019.
B Panda, S Chin, S Mandal and SJA Majerus, “Skin-Coupled PVDF Microphones for Noninvasive Vascular Blood Sound Monitoring,” 2018 IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Conf, Philadelphia, USA, Dec 1 2018.
S Chin, B Panda, MS Damaser and SJA Majerus, “Stenosis Characterization and Identification for Dialysis Vascular Access,” 2018 IEEE Signal Processing in Medicine and Biology Conf, Philadelphia, USA, Dec 1 2018.
S Mahmud, SJA Majerus, MS Damaser and R Karam, “Design Tradeoffs in Bioimplantable Devices: A Case Study with Bladder Pressure Monitoring,” IEEE On-Line Testing Robust Sys Design, Platja D’Aro, Spain, 2018, pp. 69-72.
I McAdams, H Kenyon, D Bourbeau, MS Damaser, C Zorman, SJA Majerus, “Low-Cost, Implantable Wireless Sensor Platform for Neuromodulation Research.” 2018 IEEE Bio Circ and Sys Conf, Cleveland, USA, Oct 18 2018.
SJA Majerus, H Chong, D Ariando, C Swingle, J Potkay, KM Bogie, CA Zorman, “Vascular Graft Pressure-Flow Monitoring Using 3D Printed MWCNT-PDMS Strain Sensors.” 2018 IEEE Eng in Medicine and Biology Conf, Honolulu, USA, July 17–21, 2018.
SJA Majerus, T Knauss, S Mandal, G Vince, MS Damaser, “Bruit-enhancing phonoangiogram filter using sub-band autoregressive linear predictive coding.” IEEE Eng in Medicine and Biology Conf, Honolulu, USA, July 17–21, 2018.
SJA Majerus, J Lerchbacker, D Barbaro, SJ Mitchell, KM Bogie, MK Henzel, “Power Wheelchair Footplate Pressure and Positioning Sensor.” IEEE Eng in Medicine and Biology Conf, Honolulu, USA, July 17–21, 2018.
A Smiley, SJA Majerus, I McAdams, B Hanzlicek, D Bourbeau, M.S. Damaser, “Sensors Selection for Continuous Monitoring of Bowel State and Activity.” IEEE Eng in Medicine and Biology Conf, Honolulu, USA, July 17–21, 2018.
I McAdams, SJA Majerus, B Hanzlicek, C Zorman, D Bourbeau, MS Damaser, “A Conductance-Based Sensor to Estimate Bladder Volume in Felines.” IEEE Eng in Medicine and Biology Conf, Honolulu, USA, July 17–21, 2018.
SJA Majerus, S Mandal, A Fleischman, “Catheter-mounted CMOS Front-Ends for Broadband Intravascular Ultrasonic Imaging.” 2017 IEEE Midwest Symp. on Circuits and Sys., Boston, USA, Aug. 6–10, 2017. [INVITED]
SJA Majerus, X Tang, J Liang, and S Mandal, “Embedded Silicon Odometers for Monitoring the Aging of High-Temperature Integrated Circuits.” IEEE Aerospace Electronics Conf (NAECON), Dayton, OH, June 2017 [INVITED]
SJA Majerus, A Basu, I Makovey, P Wang, H Zhu, C Zorman, W Ko, MS Damaser, “Wireless bladder pressure monitor for closed-loop bladder neuromodulation.” IEEE Sensors Conf, Oct. 30–Nov. 2, 2016. [INVITED]
SJA Majerus, J Dunning, J Potkay, KM Bogie, “Flexible, structured MWCNT/PDMS sensor for chronic vascular access monitoring” 2016 Intl IEEE Sensors Conference, Orlando, Florida, Oct. 30–Nov. 2, 2016.
R Karam, SJA Majerus, D Bourbeau, M Damaser, S Bhunia, “Ultralow-Power Data Compression for Implantable Bladder Pressure Monitor: Algorithm and Hardware Implementation.” IEEE Bio Circ Systems Conf (BIOCAS), Shanghai, China, Oct. 17-19, 2016. [BEST PAPER AWARD]
R Karam, S Bhunia, SJA Majerus, SW Brose, MS Damaser, D Bourbeau, “Real-time, Autonomous Bladder Event Classification and Closed-Loop Control from Single-Channel Pressure Data.” Intl Engineering in Medicine and Biology Conference (EMBC) 2016, Orlando, Florida, Aug. 17-20, 2016.
SJA Majerus, I Makovey, H Zhu, WH Ko, MS Damaser, “Wireless implantable pressure monitor for conditional bladder neuromodulation.” 2015 Intl. Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 22, 2015.
SJA Majerus, MS Damaser, “Automatic drift cancellation of implanted bladder pressure sensor.” 2015 Intl. Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 22, 2015.
P Wang, SJA Majerus, R Karam, S Bhunia, B Hanzlicek, DL Lin, H Zhu, JM Anderson, MS Damaser, CA Zorman, WH Ko, “Long-Term Evaluation of Non-hermetic Micropackage Technology for Pressure Sensor in Medical Microsystem,” IEEE Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems, Anchorage, AK, June 21-25, 2015.
SJA Majerus, SL Garverick, MS Damaser, “Wireless battery charge management for implantable pressure sensor.” IEEE Dallas Circuits and Systems Conf (DCAS), Dallas, TX, USA, Oct. 11-13, 2014.
SJA Majerus, D Goff, W Merrill, SL Garverick, “A 200 °C custom CMOS chipset for distributed control applications.” 12th Intl. Energy Conversion Engineering Conf., Cleveland, OH, USA, July 28-30, 2014.
SJA Majerus, D Goff, W Merrill, SL Garverick, “A 200 °C Motor Control ASIC.” 2014 International Conference on High Temperature Electronics (HiTEC 2014), Albuquerque, NM, USA, May 13–15, pp. 159-164, 2014.
D Goff, SJA Majerus, W Merrill, SL Garverick, “A 200 °C Quad-Output Switched Mode Power Supply IC.” 2014 Intl. Conf. on High Temperature Electronics (HiTEC 2014), Albuquerque, NM, USA, May 13–15, pp. 22-27, 2014.
SJA Majerus, SL Garverick, “Power Management Circuits for a 15-μA, Implantable Pressure Sensor.” IEEE Custom Integrated Circuits Conference, San Jose, CA, September 15–17, 2013.
SJA Majerus, W Merrill, SL Garverick, “Design and long-term operation of high-temperature, bulk-CMOS integrated circuits for instrumentation and control.” IEEE EnergyTech 2013, Cleveland, OH, USA, May 21 – 23, 2013.
SJA Majerus, D Howe, SL Garverick, W. Merrill, K. Semega, “High-temperature, distributed control using custom CMOS ASICs.” Proc. of the 2012 SAE Power Systems Conference, Phoenix, AZ, USA, Oct. 30 – Nov. 1, 2012.
D Howe, SJA Majerus, SL Garverick, W. Merrill, K. Semega, “High-temperature, bulk-CMOS integrated circuits for a distributed control system – performance results.” Proc. of the 2012 IMAPS Intl. Conf. on High Temperature Electronics (HITEC 2010), Albuquerque, NM, USA, May 8-10, pp. 2-9, 2012.
W Merrill, JH Kim, S Lall, SJA Majerus, D Howe, A Behbahani, “Distributed engine control design considerations.” Proc. of the 46th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conf. and Ex. July 25-28, 2010.
SJA Majerus, D Howe, SL Garverick, D Hiscock, W. Merrill, “High-temperature, bulk-CMOS integrated circuits for a distributed FADEC system.” IMAPS Intl. Conf. and Exhibition on High Temperature Electronics (HITEC 2010), Albuquerque, NM, USA, May 11-13, pp. 47-53, 2010.
PC Fletter, SJA Majerus, P Cong, MS Damaser, WH Ko, DJ Young, SL Garverick, “Wireless micromanometer system for chronic bladder pressure monitoring.” IEEE Conf Netw Sens Sys (INSS), Pittsburgh, USA, pp 1-4, 2009.
SJA Majerus and SL Garverick, “Telemetry platform for deeply implanted biomedical sensors.” Proc. of the Fifth Intl. Conference on Networked Sensing Systems (INSS 2008), Kanazawa, Japan, June 17-19, pp. 87-92, 2008.
Conference Abstracts
S O’Neill, J Ukwela, M Randolph, V Marcu, SJA Majerus, Jonathan Baskin, “Electrical Stimulation of the Porcine Carotid Sinus Nerve Reliably Decreases Heart Rate and Blood Pressure.” American Heart Association Hypertension Scientific Sessions, September 2024. [PODIUM]
M Gross, SJA Majerus, M Lyon, M Elazab, T Tevis, L Hoang, MS Damaser, “Clinical Testing of a Novel Wireless Ambulatory Urodynamic System in Patients with Neurogenic Bladder.” American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA, Sept 2024. [PODIUM]
SM Cornier Martinez, S Agarwal, K Lewis, M Elazab, M Lyon, J Loss, B Gill, K Angermeier, SJA Majerus, MS Damaser, “Artificial Urethral Sphincter Pressure Regulating Balloon and Cuff Variations Following Device Explantation.” American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX, USA, Sept 2024. [PODIUM]
SJA Majerus, Jeremy Dunning, Gilles Pinault, Dustin Tyler, Jonathan Baskin, “Direct Carotid Sinus Nerve Stimulation in Anesthetized Human Subjects.” American Heart Association Annual Scientific Sessions, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 2023. [PODIUM]
M Elazab, B Hanzlicek, A Doelman, SJA Majerus, D Bourbeau, MS Damaser, “Bladder volume estimations using a catheter-free wireless pressure-volume sensor in minipigs.” Society for Pelvic Research Annual Meeting, Savannah, GA, USA,2023. [BEST PRESENTATION AWARD]
M Elazab, G Nemer, SJA Majerus, MS Damaser, “Catheter-free ambulatory urodynamic monitoring of bladder volume.” Innovating for Continence Conference, 2023.
A Doelman, J Ethridge, A Warner, M Webster, A Arora, K So, N Manouchehri, A Billingsley, F Streijger, SJA Majerus, M Damaser, B Kwon, “Assessment of neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction using wireless catheter-free devices in a large animal model of spinal cord injury.” International Continence Society (ICS) Annual Meeting, Oct. 2023.
SJA Majerus, B Hanzlicek, D Cabal, M Elazab, MS Damaser, DJ Bourbeau, “Feline ambulatory bladder pressure and volume transmitted by a catheter-free wireless intravesical monitor.” American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, Apr 2023.
M Lyon, T Tevis, A Doelman, R Hoey, SJA Majerus, M Damaser, LH Roberts, “Development of a male insertion method for a catheter free ambulatory cystometry device.” Engineering in Urology Society (EUS) Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL, USA, Apr 2023.
SJA Majerus, J Ukwela, L LeBarron, J Baskin, “A Fully Implantable Flexible Pressure Sensor Designed to Extravascularly Monitor Blood Flow.” 2023 AAFPRS Spring Meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 2023.
M Elazab, B Hanzlicek, SJA Majerus, DJ Bourbeau, MS Damaser, “Multi-Modal, Implantable Colon Activity Sensor,” Society for Pelvic Research Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, USA, 2022.
S Agrawal, K Lewis, M Elazab, M Lyon, T Nagle, J Loss, B Gill, K Angermeier, SJA Majerus, M Damaser, “Variation in AUS Pressure Regulating Balloons and Cuff Following Explantation: A Preliminary Study,” 2022 SUFU Winter Meeting, Nashville, TN, USA, 2023.
SJA Majerus, B Hanzlicek, D Cabal, M Elazab, DJ Bourbeau, MS Damaser, “Measurement of Feline Bladder Pressure and Volume Using Catheter-Free Wireless Intravesical Sensor,” 2022 SUFU Winter Meeting, Nashville, TN, USA, 2023.
M Elazab, B Hanzlicek, SJA Majerus, DJ Bourbeau, MS Damaser, “Multi-Modal, Implantable Colon Activity Sensor,” Society for Pelvic Research Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC, USA, 2022.
S Agrawal, K Lewis, M Elazab, M Lyon, T Nagle, J Loss, B Gill, K Angermeier, SJA Majerus, M Damaser, “Variation in AUS Pressure Regulating Balloons and Cuff Following Explantation: A Preliminary Study,” 2022 SUFU Winter Meeting, Nashville, TN, USA, 2023.
M Abdelhady, Steve JA Majerus, L Brody, MS Damaser, “Detrusor Pressure Estimation from Single Channel Bladder Pressure Recordings.” Engineering in Urology Society (EUS) Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, USA, May 2022.
D Cabal, Steve JA Majerus, Y Hacohen, B Hanzlicek, MS Damaser, DJ Bourbeau, “Median filter data analysis of bowel activity using wireless intracolonic sensor.” Experimental Biology (EB) Annual Meeting, 2022.
SJA Majerus, Y Hacohen, B Hanzlicek, A Rietsch, J Mrowca, A Smiley, Y Wang, W Liu, M Larauche, M Mulugeta, MS Damaser, DJ Bourbeau, “SPARC – Catheter-Free Measurement of Bowel Activity using Wireless Intracolonic Sensor.” Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Annual Meeting, 2021.
DJ Bourbeau, SJA Majerus, B Hanzlicek, M Caveney, A Rietsch, BM Balog, MS Damaser, “SPARC – effects of sacral root stimulation on bladder and pelvic floor activity in awake, behaving cats.” Society for Neuroscience (SfN) Annual Meeting, 2021.
SJA Majerus, J Ukwela, J Lerchbacker, KM Bogie, MK Henzel, “Development of Foot Displacement Detection Algorithm for Power Wheelchair Footplate Pressure and Positioning.” American Society of Biomechanics Midwest Meeting, September 2021.
B Frainey, SJA Majerus, S Derisavifard, B Balog, S Butler, H Goldman, MS Damaser, “Safety, Feasibility, and Accuracy of the UroMonitor: A Catheter-Free Wireless Ambulatory Cystometry Device.” Engineering in Urology Society (EUS) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, USA, Sept 2021. [BEST PAPER AWARD]
SJA Majerus, Y Hacohen, B Hanzlicek, A Rietsch, J Mrowca, A Smiley, Y Wang, W Liu, M Larauche, M Mulugeta, MS Damaser, DJ Bourbeau, “Catheter-Free Measurement of Bowel Activity using Wireless Intracolonic Sensor.” International Continence Society (ICS) Annual Meeting, Oct. 2021.
B Frainey, SJA Majerus, S Derisavifard, B Balog, S Butler, H Goldman, MS Damaser, “Safety, Feasibility, and Accuracy of the UroMonitor: A Catheter-Free Wireless Ambulatory Cystometry Device.” American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, USA, Sept 2021. [PODIUM]
S Derisavifard, SJA Majerus, MS Damaser, H Goldman, “UroMonitor Catheter Free Ambulatory Cystometry is Feasible, Safe, and Well-Tolerated.” International Continence Society (ICS) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, USA, 2020. [PODIUM] [BEST PRESENTATION AWARD]
SJA Majerus, K Deng, B Hanzlicek, B Panda, J Mrowca, DJ Bourbeau, MS Damaser, “Catheter-Free Wireless Measurement of Feline Bladder Pressures Using Intravesical Sensor.” International Continence Society (ICS) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, USA, 2020. [PODIUM] [BEST IN BASIC SCIENCE AWARD]
SJA Majerus, S Offutt, T Brink, MS Damaser, L Zirpel, “Real-Time Conditional Sacral Neuromodulation Using Wireless Bladder Pressure Sensor.” International Continence Society (ICS) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, USA, 2020. [PODIUM]
SJA Majerus, K Deng, B Hanzlicek, B Panda, J Mrowca, DJ Bourbeau, MS Damaser, “Catheter-Free Wireless Measurement of Feline Bladder Pressures Using Intravesical Sensor.” American Urological Association (AUA) Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, USA, May 2020. [PODIUM]
SJA Majerus, B Hanzlicek, B Panda, J Mrowca, A Rietsch, K Deng, DJ Bourbeau, MS Damaser, “Catheter-Free Wireless Measurement of Feline Bladder Pressures Using Intravesical Sensor.” Experimental Biology, San Diego, USA, April 2020
B Panda, A Smiley, SJA Majerus, A Rietsch, J Yang, K Deng, B Hanzlicek, JA Mrowca, MS Damaser, DJ Bourbeau, “Wireless, Continuous Monitoring of Bowel State and Function.” Experimental Biology, San Diego, USA, April 2020
M Damaser SJA Majerus, J Mrowca, B Hanzlicek, A Smiley, I McAdams, D Bourbeau, “Wireless Monitors for Recording Bladder and Bowel Function in Conscious Ambulatory Animals,” International Urogenital Society Meeting, Tlaxcala, Mexico, 2019 [PODIUM]
SJA Majerus, N Desai, “Algorithmic Estimation of Vascular Access Dysfunction from Serial Bruit Recordings,” American Society of Nephrology Kidney Week, Washington, DC, 2019.
B Abelson, I McAdams, S Butler, SJA Majerus, M Damaser, “Urine Conductivity for Use in Ambulatory Urodynamics,” 2019 SUFU Winter Meeting, Miami, FL, USA, Feb 26 2019.
DJ Bourbeau, SJA Majerus, CT Nguyen, GA Nemunaitis, MS Damaser, “Automated closed-loop stimulation to inhibit neurogenic bladder overactivity,” 2019 SUFU Winter Meeting, Miami, FL, USA, Feb 26 2019.
DJ Bourbeau, SJA Majerus, CT Nguyen, GA Nemunaitis, MS Damaser, “Automated closed-loop stimulation to inhibit neurogenic bladder overactivity,” Soc for Pelvic Research Ann Mtg, New Orleans, LA, USA, Dec 1 2018.
A Smiley, SJA Majerus, IS McAdams, A Rietsch, MS Damaser, DJ Bourbeau “Wireless Real-Time Sensor Platform for Monitoring Bowel State and Function,” Soc for Pelvic Research Ann Mtg, New Orleans, LA, USA, Dec 1 2018.
S Majerus, I McAdams, A Smiley, D Bourbeau, M Damaser, “Wireless real-time sensor platforms for bladder and bowel preclinical research models.” International Continence Society Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, Aug 2018.
B Abelson, SJA Majerus, P Babbar, B Gill, D Greene, H Zhu, M Damaser, “Uromonitor: Insertion, retention and extraction of ambulatory urodynamic monitoring prototype in humans and large animals.” 33rd Engineering and Urology Society Annual Meeting (AUA EUS 2018), San Francisco, CA, May 2018.
B Abelson, SJA Majerus, S Butler, H Goldman, MS Damaser, “Urine conductivity for use in ambulatory urodynamic monitoring.” 33rd Engineering and Urology Society Annual Meeting (AUA EUS 2018), San Francisco, CA, May 2018.
A Basu, SJA Majerus, I Makovey, H Zhu, M Damaser, “Is sub-mucosal wireless pressure sensing feasible: observations from initial implantation studies.” Innovating for Continence: The Eng. Challenge, Chicago, IL, 2017.
C Lee, SJA Majerus, A Basu, M Damaser, “Design of a sensor to measure bladder volume using electrical conductance.” Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge, Chicago, IL, April 2017.
R Karam, SJA Majerus, S Bhunia, SW Brose, MS Damaser, D. Bourbeau, “Autonomous closed-loop genital nerve stimulation identifies and inhibits hyper-reflexic bladder contractions.” 31st Engineering and Urology Society Annual Meeting (AUA EUS 2016), San Diego, CA, May 7, 2016.
X Yuan, BW Hanzlicek, DL Lin, SJA Majerus, MS Damaser, “The application of an innovative surface electrode system in external urethral sphincter electromyography testing in rats.” 31st Engineering and Urology Society Annual Meeting (AUA EUS 2016), San Diego, CA, May 7, 2016.
SJA Majerus, P Wang, WH Ko, C Zorman, MS Damaser, “Chronic biocompatibility evaluation of multi-layer, non-hermetic packaging approach for implantable medical microsystems.” American Vacuum Society Ohio Chapter Annual Meeting, Cleveland, OH, Oct. 10 2015. [PODIUM]
I Makovey, R Karam, SJA Majerus, D Bourbeau, H Zhu, S Bhunia, MS Damaser, “Event detection algorithm in single channel bladder pressure recording.” 30th Eng. Urology Soc. Mtg. (AUA EUS 2015), New Orleans, LA, May 16, 2015.
I Makovey, SJA Majerus, E Ferry, H Zhu, MS Damaser, “Cystoscopic implantation of a wireless implantable rechargeable bladder pressure sensor.” Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge, Chicago, IL, April 2015. [POSTER Award]
R Karam, D Bourbeau, SJA Majerus, I Makovey, H Goldman, MS Damaser, S Bhunia, “Real-time contraction event detection from bladder pressure recordings for effective diagnosis and treatment of urinary incontinence.” Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge, Chicago, IL, April 2015
SJA Majerus, I Makovey, E Ferry, P Wang, B Hanzlicek, M Streicher, WH Ko, H Zhu, MS Damaser, “Demonstration of wireless, catheter-free bladder pressure sensor for ambulatory monitoring and closed-loop bladder control.” Innovating for Continence: The Engineering Challenge, Chicago, IL, April 2015
Steve JA Majerus, I Makovey, E Ferry, P Wang, B Hanzlicek, M Streicher, WH Ko, H Zhu, MS Damaser, “Cystoscopic implantation and ambulatory demonstration of a wireless pressure sensor for real-time, catheter-free bladder pressure monitoring.” 2015 American Soc of Biomechanics Regional Meeting, Akron, OH, Feb. 17, 2015 [PODIUM]
P Wang, SJA Majerus, JM Anderson, MS Damaser, CA Zorman, WH Ko, “Long-Term Implant Evaluation of Non-hermetic Micropackage Technology,” in Proc. Ann. Int. Conf. IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Soc., San Antonio, TX, 2014
E Ferry, SJA Majerus, H Zhu, SL Garverick, MS Damaser, “Cystoscopic implantation of a wireless implantable pressure sensor in a large animal model.” 29th Eng. and Urology Soc. Ann. Mtg., Orlando, FL, May 16–21, 2014
E Ferry, SJA Majerus, H Zhu, SL Garverick, MS Damaser, “Cystoscopic submucosal bladder device implantation.” Soc for Urodynamics, Fem Pelvic Med & Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU), Miami, FL, 2014
E Ferry, SJA Majerus, B Balog, M Streicher, H Zhu, MS Damaser, “Calf urodynamics: a novel large-animal urologic model.” Soc for Urodynamics, Fem Pelvic Med & Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU), Miami, FL, 2014
P Wang, SB Lachhman, D Sun, SJA Majerus, MS Damaser, CA Zorman, PXL Feng, WH Ko, “Non-Hermetic Micropackage for Chronic Implantable Systems.” 46th International Symposium on Microelectronics (IMAPS 2013), Orlando, FL, September 30 – October 3, 2013
P Wang, D Sun, SJA Majerus, S Lachhman, S Li, MS Damaser, CA Zorman, WH Ko, “Implantable Pressure Telemetry Device with Thin Film Micropackage.” Bio. Eng. Soc. Ann. Mtg. (BMES 2013), Seattle, WA, 2013
SJA Majerus, PC Fletter, P Zaszczurynski, H Zhu, MS Damaser, SL Garverick, “In vivo demonstration of an implantable bladder pressure sensor in an ambulatory canine subject.” Point-of-Care Technologies Research Network International Forum, Sacramento, CA, USA, June 24, 2011
PC Fletter, SJA Majerus, A Boger, K Gustafson, SL Garverick, H Zhu, MS Damaser, “Feasibility of submucosal bladder pressure sensing.” Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine, and Urogenital Reconstruction 2011 Winter Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, USA, March 1-5, 2011
PC Fletter, SJA Majerus, P Cong, WH Ko, DJ Young, SL Garverick, MS Damaser, “Wireless ambulatory system for chronic bladder pressure monitoring.” BMES 2009 Annual Fall Scientific Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, October 7-10, 2009
Presentations
“Real Time Bladder Monitoring: Restoring Continence with Neuromodulation” in Perspectives from Industry | Academia: Summer NeuroTech Talk, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, Jul 2024.
“Where is the SiC Integrated System? Current Challenges and Future Directions” Silicon Carbide Materials & Devices Workshop, Ohio Aerospace Institute & NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH, Aug 2022.
“Ambulatory Conditional Bladder Neuromodulation.” Cleveland VA Research Seminar Series, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, Sept 2021.
“Real-time Wireless Pressure Sensing: Opportunities for Conditional Bladder Neuromodulation.” American Urological Society Basic Science Symposium: Novel Technologies for Benign Urology Research, Washington, DC, May 17, 2020.
“Wireless and Catheter-Free Conditional Sacral Neuromodulation Using Intravesical Pressure Sensor.” Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, MetroHealth Rehabilitation Institute, Cleveland, Jan. 22, 2020
“Wireless Bladder Pressure Sensing for Conditional Neuromodulation.” Cleveland Clinic Speaker Spotlight Series – Dept of Biomedical Engineering, Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute, May 20, 2016
“A Creative Approach for a Better Power Source.” MedTechWorld BIOMEDevice Wireless Medical Devices Conference, San Jose, CA, Dec. 4, 2015
“Innovating with the Latest Sensor Technologies.” MedTechWorld BIOMEDevice Wireless Medical Devices Conference, San Jose, CA, Dec. 3, 2014