DocumentCode
2427457
Title
An investigation of tissue-temperature elevation caused by recharging of transcutaneous nueromodulation devices
Author
Abraham, J. ; Sparrow, E. ; Lovik, R.
Author_Institution
Univ. of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN, USA
fYear
2009
fDate
3-6 Sept. 2009
Firstpage
7216
Lastpage
7219
Abstract
Heat transfer associated with the electrical recharging of transcutaneous neuromodulation devices was investigated by a combination of experimentation and numerical simulation. The investigation was performed for the most commonly used neuromodulation systems. Temperature elevations within perfused tissue were obtained. For one selected device, it is shown that temperature elevations are sufficiently moderate so as not to cause concern of injury.
Keywords
bioelectric phenomena; biological tissues; biothermics; heat transfer; neurophysiology; numerical analysis; prosthetics; electrical recharging; heat transfer; numerical simulation; perfused tissue; temperature elevations; tissue-temperature elevation; transcutaneous nueromodulation devices; Biomedical Engineering; Calorimetry; Electric Power Supplies; Hot Temperature; Humans; Models, Biological; Prostheses and Implants; Thermal Conductivity;
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.2009.5335268
Filename
5335268
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