The technology: The anatomy of a spinal cord and nerve root stimulator: The lead and the power source

Pain Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2006, Pages

  Bradley, Kerry ^a,b  

^a ADVANCED BIONICS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrode; Lead; Rechargeable; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; NERVE STIMULATION; PAIN; PATIENT SELECTION; RADIOFREQUENCY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; SPINAL ROOT; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 33746400571     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2006.00120.x     Document Type: Article

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