Impedance pneumography for diaphragm pacing

Author

Schmit, Brian D. ; Mortimer, J. Thomas

Author_Institution

VA Med. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

1994

Firstpage

872

Abstract

A respiratory monitor was tested as a safety device for diaphragm pacing. This monitor used impedance measurements between stimulating epimysial electrodes placed on the diaphragm muscle and anodes placed subcutaneously on the thorax. Impedance measurements were assessed for indications of geometric changes in the thorax and detection of airway obstruction. The authors determined that impedance pneumography is a useful safety feature that could be added to an epimysial electrode diaphragm pacer

Keywords

bioelectric phenomena; biomedical equipment; electric impedance measurement; lung; muscle; neurophysiology; safety; airway obstruction detection; chronic ventilatory insufficiency; diaphragm muscle; diaphragm pacing; epimysial electrode diaphragm pacer; geometric changes; impedance pneumography; safety device; stimulating epimysial electrodes; subcutaneously placed anodes; thorax; Anodes; Biomedical monitoring; Circuit testing; Electrodes; Impedance measurement; Muscles; Needles; Recruitment; Safety devices; Thorax;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2050-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415189

Filename

415189