Title :
Contactless Nerve Stimulating Transducer
Author :
Hallgren, Richard C. ; Potter, A.G.
Author_Institution :
Department of Biomedical Engineering and the Engineering Research Institute, Iowa State University of Science and Technology, Ames, Iowa.
fDate :
7/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Stimulation of nervous tissue by means of an induced electric field produced by a contactless device is described. The unit is unique because it lends itself to surgical implantation.
Keywords :
Biomedical engineering; Capacitors; Coils; Inductance; Surgery; Switches; Temperature; Transducers; Voltage; Wounds; Electric Stimulation; Nerve Tissue; Transducers;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1972.324077
