• DocumentCode
    1225491
  • Title

    An Implantable Current Source for Electrical Nerve Stimulation

  • Author

    Hochmair, Erwin S.

  • Author_Institution
    Institut fuer Physikalische Elektronik, Technical University of Vienna
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    1980
  • fDate
    5/1/1980 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    278
  • Lastpage
    280
  • Abstract
    A CMOS bipolar voltage controlled current source is described which due to its low part count lends itself very well to integration in a thin film hybrid circuit. The standby power consumption is less than 400 ¿W.
  • Keywords
    Capacitors; Diodes; Electrical stimulation; Electrodes; Energy consumption; Geometry; Multiplexing; Thin film circuits; Threshold voltage; Voltage control; Electric Conductivity; Electric Power Supplies; Electric Stimulation; Electronics; Humans; Nervous System Physiology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1980.326635
  • Filename
    4123246