Design and Clinical Application of a Double Helix Electrode for Functional Electrical Stimulation

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 1994, Pages 425-431

  Scheiner, Avram ^a   Polando, Gordie ^a   Marsolais, E Byron ^b  

^a LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODES; MUSCLE; NEEDLES; STAINLESS STEEL;

DOUBLE HELIX ELECTRODES; IMPLANTS; SKELETAL MUSCLE STIMULATION;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

POLITEF; STAINLESS STEEL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTRODE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; IMPLANT; INFECTION; MUSCLE EXCITATION; PAIN; PARALYSIS; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ANIMAL; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CATS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMAN; MUSCLES; PAIN; PARALYSIS; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0028439538     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: 15582531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.293216     Document Type: Article

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