DocumentCode
2592332
Title
Design of a highly efficient circuit for electrical muscle stimulation
Author
McNulty, Michael John ; Fogarty, Padraig
Author_Institution
Circuits & Syst. Res. Centre, Univ. of Limerick, Limerick
fYear
2006
fDate
Nov. 29 2006-Dec. 1 2006
Firstpage
202
Lastpage
205
Abstract
A highly efficient multi-channel electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) circuit is proposed. EMS involves the use of pulsed electrical current to stimulate muscle dasiamotor pointspsila, causing the corresponding muscle to contract. The EMS device generates an amplitude controlled pulsed electrical signal and passes it to the targeted dasiamotor pointpsila via an electrode. For implanted devices, and with the increasing trend towards dasiabody wornpsila battery powered patient EMS devices, there is a need for reduced size and greater power efficiency.
Keywords
bioelectric phenomena; biomedical electrodes; biomedical electronics; neuromuscular stimulation; prosthetics; electrode; implanted devices; motor point; multi-channel electrical muscle stimulation circuit; pulsed electrical current; Batteries; Circuits and systems; Current density; Electrodes; Impedance; Medical services; Muscles; Signal generators; Skin; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, 2006. BioCAS 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location
London
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-0436-0
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-4244-0437-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/BIOCAS.2006.4600343
Filename
4600343
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