Low‐cost implantable device for electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves in rodents (651.13)

DESIGN AND STRUCTURE OF A NEW DEVICE FOR AUDITORY ELECTRICAL STIMULATION FOR SUPPRESSION OF TINNITUS

Auditory Electrical Stimulation for Tinnitus Suppression Tinnitus is the conscious experience of sound which arises in the head of its owner, but without a voluntary origin obvious to that person. About 10-15% of all adults report prolonged spontaneous tinnitus (PST). There are a lot of methods for suppressing this complaint. One of these methods is electrical stimulation. Electrical stimu...

A miniaturized cuff electrode for electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves in the freely moving rat.

A bipolar cuff electrode for electrical stimulation of small diameter peripheral nerves is described. The cuff is made of a highly flexible rubber-impression material, and the electrode assembly is suited for chronic implantation. Its manual construction is easy and reliable, utilizing only simple tools. The cuff completely envelopes nerves of varying diameter and requires a minimal amount of m...

Analysis and Design of Antennas for an Implantable Medical Device System for Functional Electrical Stimulation

This paper outlines the results of finite element analyses to study the radiation pattern of an implanted medical device. Also presented are simulation results used to design an electrically small antenna for a portable control unit that communicates with the implants over a 416 MHz to 453 MHz data link. Alfred Mann Foundation's Functional Electrical Battery Powered Micro-Stimulator system (FEB...

Title : Differential fiber - specific block of nerve conduction in mammalian peripheral nerves using kilohertz electrical stimulation

An implantable device for stimulation of denervated muscles in rats.

The purposes of the present study were (1) to develop an implantable device capable of being pre-programmed to generate a protocol of chronic contractions in denervated hind-limb muscles of rats, and (2) to verify the design by implanting the stimulators for five weeks in rats to identify a protocol of stimulation that maintains muscle mass and maximum force in stimulated-denervated extensor di...