Title :
A computerized system to generate recruitment data for neuromuscular electrodes
Author :
Tu, W. ; McNeal, D.R. ; Baker, L.L.
Author_Institution :
Rancho Rehabilitation Eng. Center, Downey, CA, USA
Abstract :
A computer-controlled system has been developed to generate isometric recruitment data for nerve and muscle electrodes. Peak twitch tension is monitored over the range from threshold to maximal stimulation. Either pulse amplitude or duration can be selected as the variable stimulus parameter. The system uses three key subroutines: one to measure maximum twitch tension, a second to determine the appropriate points at which tension should be measured, and a third to generate the estimated recruitment curve
Keywords :
biological techniques and instruments; biology computing; computerised instrumentation; electrodes; muscle; neurophysiology; computer-controlled system; computerized system; isometric recruitment data; key subroutines; muscle recruitment curve; neuromuscular electrodes; peak twitch tension; pulse amplitude; pulse duration; Algorithms; Analytical models; Computerized monitoring; Data engineering; Electrodes; Laboratories; Muscles; Neuromuscular; Prosthetics; Recruitment;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95645
