DocumentCode
2386571
Title
Recent advances in charge balancing for functional electrical stimulation
Author
Sooksood, Kriangkrai ; Stieglitz, Thomas ; Ortmanns, Maurits
Author_Institution
Inst. of Microelectron., Univ. of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
fYear
2009
fDate
3-6 Sept. 2009
Firstpage
5518
Lastpage
5521
Abstract
Charge balancing is a major concern in functional electrical stimulation, since any excess charge accumulation over time leads to electrolysis with electrode dissolution and tissue destruction. Its major function is to ensure that the mean value of electrode voltage is kept within a safe level. However, it serves as a failure protection as well. This paper presents an overview on recent advances in this field, both passive and active (closed-loop) charge balancing techniques.
Keywords
bioelectric potentials; biomedical electrodes; neuromuscular stimulation; reviews; charge balancing; electrode dissolution; electrode voltage; electrolysis; functional electrical stimulation; overview; tissue destruction; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Electronics, Medical; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; Static Electricity;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Minneapolis, MN
ISSN
1557-170X
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN
1557-170X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5333181
Filename
5333181
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