• DocumentCode
    889184
  • Title

    A model of safe levels for electrical stimulation

  • Author

    Shannon, Robert V.

  • Author_Institution
    House Ear Inst., Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Volume
    39
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1992
  • fDate
    4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    424
  • Lastpage
    426
  • Abstract
    A model that represents a large body of data on safety and damage levels of electrical stimulation is presented. The predictions of the model are consistent with known principals of current flow and known mechanisms of damage around stimulating electrodes. It is proposed that limits on levels of electrical stimulation take into account the location of the electrode relative to the stimulated tissue; these limits can be computed algorithmically from the model.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; physiological models; safety; algorithmic computation; damage levels; safe electrical stimulation levels model; stimulated tissue; stimulating electrodes; Animals; Biomedical electrodes; Current density; Differential equations; Ear; Electrical safety; Electrical stimulation; Pulse shaping methods; Shape; Solid modeling; Animals; Electric Stimulation; Electrodes; Equipment Design; Models, Biological; Safety;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/10.126616
  • Filename
    126616