Title :
Simulated tissue loads for testing of transcutaneous electrical stimulators
Author :
Kantor, Gideon ; Alon, Gad ; Ho, Henry S.
Author_Institution :
Center for Devices & Radiol. Health, Food & Drug Adm., Rockville, MD, USA
Abstract :
Sensory and motor threshold excitation from a human study with a constant voltage source were used to develop ideal simulated loads for monophasic, biphasic and amplitude modulated waveforms to test transcutaneous electrical stimulators. A comparison with resistive loads or the AAMI standard load was made, indicating that the ideal forearm loads can more accurately represent the human loading condition
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomedical equipment; muscle; neurophysiology; patient treatment; AAMI standard load; amplitude modulated waveforms; constant voltage source; human loading condition; human study; ideal forearm loads; ideal simulated loads; motor threshold excitation; resistive loads; sensory threshold; simulated tissue loads; testing; transcutaneous electrical stimulators; Capacitance; Circuit simulation; Drugs; Humans; Manufacturing; Medical simulation; Medical tests; Resistors; Testing; Threshold voltage;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.415291
