A Microprocessor-Based Multi-Channel Muscle Stimulator For Skeletal Muscle Cardiac Assist
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Date
1995
Published In
Proceedings Of 17th International Conference Of The Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society
Abstract
Describes a portable, multichannel skeletal muscle stimulator developed for use in research in skeletal muscle cardiac assist (SMCA). The primary features of the stimulator are that it allows selective stimulation through multiple nerve-cuff electrodes and that arbitrary voltage patterns can be delivered to each electrode. The electrodes are electrically isolated from one another to effect regional (selective) stimulation. Selective stimulation offers greater control over the spatial pattern of muscle stimulation and may allow for increased muscle efficiency during skeletal muscle cardiac assist.
Keywords
Muscles, Electrodes, Switches, Voltage, Switching circuits, Roentgenium, Surgery, Cardiology, Heart, Anodes
Published By
IEEE
Conference
17th International Conference Of The Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society
Conference Dates
September 20-23, 1995
Conference Location
Montréal, Canada
Recommended Citation
Erik Allen Cheever , '82; J. R. Birge; D. R. Thompson; W. P. Santamore; and D. T. George.
(1995).
"A Microprocessor-Based Multi-Channel Muscle Stimulator For Skeletal Muscle Cardiac Assist".
Proceedings Of 17th International Conference Of The Engineering In Medicine And Biology Society.
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575043
https://works.swarthmore.edu/fac-engineering/117