Selective activation of the muscles of micturition using intrafascicular stimulation of the pudendal nerve

IEEE Journal on Emerging and Selected Topics in Circuits and Systems

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 631-636

  Wark, Heather A C ^a   Dowden, Brett R ^a   Cartwright, Patrick C ^b   Normann, Richard A ^a  

^a University of Utah   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrafascicular stimulation; micturition; pudendal nerve; Utah slanted electrode arrays (USEAs)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRODE ARRAYS; EXTERNAL URETHRAL SPHINCTERS; HIGH FREQUENCY; INTRAFASCICULAR STIMULATION; MICTURITION; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; PUDENDAL NERVES; SELECTIVE ACTIVATION; SELECTIVE ELECTRODES; UTAH SLANTED ELECTRODE ARRAYS (USEAS);

ANIMALS; MICROELECTRODES; MUSCLE;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION;

EID: 84857048578     PISSN: 21563357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JETCAS.2011.2174490     Document Type: Article

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