A high voltage, constant current stimulator for electrocutaneous stimulation through small electrodes

IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 929-936

  Poletto, Christopher J ^a   Van Doren, Clayton L ^b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Common mode latch up; Current source; Electrocutaneous stimulation; Electrode skin interface; Electrotactile stimulation; High voltage; Pain

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; COMPUTER CONTROL; ELECTRODES; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL EQUIPMENT; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); SENSORY AIDS; SKIN; TISSUE;

COMMON MODE LATCH UP; CONSTANT CURRENT STIMULATORS; ELECTROCUTANEOUS STIMULATION; ELECTROTACTILE STIMULATION;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DEVICE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FINGER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; SKIN; TACTILE STIMULATION;

CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRODES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FINGERS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TOUCH; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0032764350     PISSN: 00189294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/10.775402     Document Type: Article

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