Title :
Design of a highly efficient circuit for electrical muscle stimulation
Author :
McNulty, Michael John ; Fogarty, Padraig
Author_Institution :
Circuits & Syst. Res. Centre, Univ. of Limerick, Limerick
fDate :
Nov. 29 2006-Dec. 1 2006
Abstract :
A highly efficient multi-channel electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) circuit is proposed. EMS involves the use of pulsed electrical current to stimulate muscle dasiamotor pointspsila, causing the corresponding muscle to contract. The EMS device generates an amplitude controlled pulsed electrical signal and passes it to the targeted dasiamotor pointpsila via an electrode. For implanted devices, and with the increasing trend towards dasiabody wornpsila battery powered patient EMS devices, there is a need for reduced size and greater power efficiency.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biomedical electrodes; biomedical electronics; neuromuscular stimulation; prosthetics; electrode; implanted devices; motor point; multi-channel electrical muscle stimulation circuit; pulsed electrical current; Batteries; Circuits and systems; Current density; Electrodes; Impedance; Medical services; Muscles; Signal generators; Skin; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference, 2006. BioCAS 2006. IEEE
Conference_Location :
London
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0436-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0437-7
DOI :
10.1109/BIOCAS.2006.4600343
