A multi-channel stimulator and electrode array providing a rotating current whirlpool for electrical stimulation of wounds

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 371-384

  Petrofsky, J ^a   Suh, H J ^a   Fish, A ^b   Hernandez, V ^b   Abdo, A ^b   Collins, K ^b   Mendoza, E ^b   Yang, T N ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AZUSA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Current; Electrical stimulation; Electrode; Tissue impedance; Wounds

Indexed keywords

DC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; HEMODYNAMICS; SKIN;

BLOOD FLOW MEASUREMENTS; CURRENT; CURRENT DISPERSIONS; CURRENT DISTRIBUTIONS; DELIVERY SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; ELECTRICAL STIMULATIONS; ELECTRODE; ELECTRODE ARRAYS; ELECTRODE POSITIONING; ELECTRODE SYSTEMS; HIGH IMPEDANCE; LASER DOPPLER; MULTI CHANNELS; NECROTIC TISSUES; OUTPUT IMPEDANCE; STIMULATION PARAMETERS; THREE ELECTRODES; THREE-ELECTRODE SYSTEMS; TISSUE IMPEDANCE; TISSUE IMPEDANCES; UNIFORM CURRENT; WOUNDS;

METALLIZING;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISPERSION; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SKIN; WOUND;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; HUMANS; SKIN; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 52949142388     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: 1464522X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03091900601116994     Document Type: Article

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