Title :
A Technique for Collision Block of Peripheral Nerve: Single Stimulus Analysis
Author :
Honert, Christopher Den ; Mortimer, J. Thomas
Author_Institution :
Central Research Laboratories, 3M Company
fDate :
5/1/1981 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A technique for nerve stimulation has been developed to elicit a single unidirectionally propagated action potential. A quasitrapezoidal stimulus current wave delivered through an asymmetric tripolar electrode effectively blocks propagation in one direction from the stimulus site.
Keywords :
Bladder; Cathodes; Electrical stimulation; Electrodes; Extracellular; Frequency; Insulation; Laboratories; Optical fiber polarization; Road accidents; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Humans; Muscle Spasticity; Neuromuscular Blocking Agents; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1981.324718
