• DocumentCode
    1245810
  • Title

    Development of an inspiratory pressure-triggered laryngeal pacer

  • Author

    Ransom, Scott A. ; Herzon, Garrett D. ; Troyk, Philip R. ; Schwan, Martin A K

  • Author_Institution
    Illinois Inst. of Technol., Chicago, IL, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1995
  • fDate
    12/1/1995 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    318
  • Lastpage
    323
  • Abstract
    Describes preliminary studies in the authors´ ongoing work of developing an implantable device to alleviate the life threatening potential of bilateral vocal cord paralysis without conventional tracheotomy treatment. A means of triggering the device upon inspiration, specifically pressure transduction, is described. In addition, circuit parameters and necessary functions are reviewed, such as filtering and discrimination between ambient pressure changes and inspiration. Preliminary results from acute canine experiments have demonstrated feasibility
  • Keywords
    pneumodynamics; prosthetics; acute canine experiments; ambient pressure changes; bilateral vocal cord paralysis; circuit parameters; discrimination; filtering; inspiratory pressure-triggered laryngeal pacer; life threatening potential; pressure transduction; Atrophy; Biomedical monitoring; Circuits; Electrodes; Filtering; Injuries; Larynx; Minimally invasive surgery; Muscles; Principal component analysis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Rehabilitation Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1063-6528
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/86.481971
  • Filename
    481971