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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2009. EMBC 2009. Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3296-7
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5335268
