Title :
A dedicated microprocessor for urinary incontinence stimulator
Author :
Wei, M. ; Duval, F. ; Fontaine, R. ; Mouïne, J. ; Sawan, M. ; Elhilali, M. ; Hassouna, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Sherbrooke Univ., Que., Canada
Abstract :
A programmable memory-content readable urinary incontinence stimulator with very low power dissipation is presented in the paper. To keep the stimulated nerve from getting used to a fixed pattern of stimulation, the spaces in the stimulating pulse stream are randomly modulated. An important feature of this stimulator is its very low power dissipation, about 20 μA in normal operation. This assures that the implant can work up to 10 years with a 3 AH lithium cell
Keywords :
CMOS integrated circuits; VLSI; application specific integrated circuits; medical computing; microcomputer applications; microcontrollers; programmable controllers; prosthetics; 10 yr; Li; Li cell; dedicated microprocessor; implant; power dissipation; programmable memory-content readable urinary incontinence stimulator; stimulated nerve; stimulating pulse stream; urinary incontinence stimulator; Electrical stimulation; Frequency; Humans; Implants; Lithium; Logic testing; Microprocessors; Modulation coding; Power dissipation; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
System Theory, 1994., Proceedings of the 26th Southeastern Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Athens, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-5320-5
DOI :
10.1109/SSST.1994.287819
