Title :
A new multichannel bladder stimulator
Author :
Sawan, M. ; Duval, F. ; Pourmehdi, S. ; Mouine, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Sherbrooke Univ., Que., Canada
Abstract :
An integrated circuit intended for neural stimulation applications is described. The device has been designed and implemented in CMOS 3-μm technology. The major advantages of the chip are its programmability and versatility. The intensity, format, and timing of the current pulses available at the eight channel outputs are serially and fully programmable. The different components of the device are controlled by a finite-state machine implemented by a PLA (programmable logic array). This implant can be placed inside the human body for long-term neural stimulation, and it can be used for many neurologic stimulation applications with minor modification of the implant
Keywords :
biomedical electronics; prosthetics; CMOS technology; current pulses; finite-state machine; integrated circuit; multichannel bladder stimulator; neural stimulation; neurologic stimulation; programmable chip; programmable logic array; Application specific integrated circuits; Bladder; CMOS technology; Humans; Implants; Integrated circuit technology; Logic devices; Programmable control; Programmable logic arrays; Timing;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1990., Proceedings of Third Annual IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Chapel Hill, NC
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-9040-2
DOI :
10.1109/CBMSYS.1990.109399
