Battery powered neuromuscular stimulator circuit for use during simultaneous recording of myoelectric signals

Medical Engineering and Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1032-1037

  Thorsen, Rune ^a   Ferrarin, Maurizio ^a  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Battery powered; Biphasic stimulation; Functional Electrical Stimulation; Myoelectric signals; Portable; Stimulation artifacts; Stimulation circuit

Indexed keywords

BATTERY POWERED; BIPHASIC STIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; MYOELECTRIC SIGNALS; PORTABLE; STIMULATION ARTIFACTS; STIMULATION CIRCUIT;

CAPACITANCE; CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

FUNCTIONAL ELECTRIC STIMULATION;

ARTICLE; ELECTRIC BATTERY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; POWER SUPPLY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; MUSCLES; NERVOUS SYSTEM; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 70349446580     PISSN: 13504533     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.06.006     Document Type: Article

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