Title :
Studies on ultrafine intramuscular electrode and skin button for FES
Author :
Handa, Y. ; Oda, T. ; Ito, S. ; Iguchi, Y. ; Hoshimiya, N.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Anatomy, Tohoku Univ. Sch. of Med., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
A percutaneously indwelling intramuscular electrode was developed for controlling paralyzed upper and lower extremities by functional electrical stimulation (FES). The electrode was made of a 19-strand rope wound from ultrafine (25- mu m-diameter) SUS 316L stainless steel wires. Because of low percentages of electrode breakage and migration in the body, stable and reliable stimulation of paralyzed muscles was achieved for a long period of time. A skin button made of SiC-whisker-reinforced glass-ceramic composite was developed for introducing the electrode percutaneously into the body. Cultured neurons and fibroblasts adhered to the surface of the skin button.<>
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; electrodes; muscle; patient treatment; skin; cultured neurons; electrode breakage; electrode migration; fibroblasts; functional electrical stimulation; paralysed muscles stimulation; percutaneously indwelling intramuscular electrode; skin button; stainless steel wires;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94911
