A canine model of gastric electrical stimulation

Author

Familoni, B.O. ; Abell, T.L. ; Johnson, Bryant

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Memphis Univ., TN

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1996

Firstpage

323

Abstract

Electrical stimulation or pacing of the stomach has been advocated as a possible treatment for gastric motor dysfunction. To date, researchers have employed frequencies similar to, or slightly higher than the native electrical control activity frequency in gastric stimulation with little success. In the present study, the efficacy of electrical stimulation at frequencies ranging from 3 to 30 cycles/min was investigated in a dog model. The study compared the relative efficiency of the “low-frequency” stimulating signal (3 to 9 cycles/min) versus the “high-frequency” signal (20 and 30 cycles/min) in generating contractions

Keywords

bioelectric phenomena; muscle; patient treatment; physiological models; HF signal; LF signal; canine model; contractile activity; contractions generation; gastric electrical stimulation; gastric motor dysfunction; glucagon effect; motility index; native electrical control activity frequency; relative efficiency; stomach pacing; Animals; Biomedical engineering; Capacitive sensors; Cutoff frequency; Electrical stimulation; Electrodes; Protocols; Signal generators; Stomach; Surgery;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3811-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1996.656974

Filename

656974