Title :
A systems approach to physician prescribed FES ambulation
Author :
Philips, C.A. ; Hendershot, D. ; Elzayat, S. ; Granek, H. ; Granek, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Biomed. & Human Factors Eng., Wright State Univ., Dayton, OH, USA
Abstract :
An electrical stimulation system for ambulation of spinal-cord-injured patients, consisting of physician prescribable, commercially available stimulation units and a gait orthosis, is discussed. The electrode delivery system, a transcutaneous transducer garment, is described. It allows a variety of electrode configurations and stimulation patterns so that system optimization can be achieved
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; orthotics; electrical stimulation system; electrode configuration; electrode delivery system; functional electrical stimulation ambulation; gait orthosis; spinal-cord-injured patients; stimulation patterns; system optimization; systems approach; transcutaneous transducer garment; Electrical stimulation; Electrodes; Extremities; Medical treatment; Neuromuscular stimulation; Orthopedic surgery; Societies; Spinal cord; Spinal cord injury; Transducers;
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.1989.96305
