Title :
Computer-aided locomotion by implanted electrical stimulation (CALIES project)
Author :
Rabischong, P. ; Weber, J.L. ; Rabischong, E. ; Micallef, J.P. ; Peruchon, E. ; Gilbert, B. ; Jullian, J.M.
Author_Institution :
Inserm, Montpellier, France
Abstract :
In the European Community (EC) the number of paraplegic people is estimated to be about 360000, mainly due to car accidents affecting, particularly, the young population. Through an EC Concerted Action, the CALIES project was set up to realize an implantable electrical stimulator that is radio-frequency controlled and able to produce contraction of sublesional muscles. In this framework, the third generation of the walking machine, conceived to train the patient to deambulate and to simulate the different control strategies, is presented
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomechanics; orthotics; CALIES project; European Community; RF controlled stimulator; car accidents; computer-aided locomotion; control strategy; implanted electrical stimulation; paraplegic people; patient deambulation training; sublesional muscles contraction; walking machine; young population; Electrical stimulation; Hip; Knee; Legged locomotion; Master-slave; Radio control; Radio frequency; Road accidents; Torque; Transducers;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95651
