Multi-channel EMG recording and muscle stimulation electrodes for diagnosis and treatment of tremor

Author

Poppendieck, Wigand ; Hoffmann, Klaus-Peter ; Rocon, Eduardo ; Pons, Jose Luis ; Muceli, Silvia ; Dideriksen, Jakob ; Farina, Dario

Author_Institution

Dept. Med. Eng. & Neuroprosthetics, Fraunhofer IBMT, St. Ingbert, Germany

fYear

2014

fDate

17-19 Sept. 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

This paper describes a new kind of multi-channel electrode for selectively interfacing the muscular system. Application of the system is similar to conventional intramuscular wire electrodes. A flexible polyimide thin-film structure is attached to a cannula which can be inserted into the muscle. The cannula can then be removed, so that only the polyimide electrode remains inside the muscle. Based on this concept, a 16-channel recording electrode as well as a 3-channel stimulation electrode were developed and tested in human volunteers. Fields of application for the system include the diagnosis and treatment of tremor patients by means of a neuroprosthetic platform.

Keywords

biomedical electrodes; electromyography; medical signal processing; muscle; neurophysiology; patient diagnosis; patient treatment; prosthetics; cannula; conventional intramuscular wire electrodes; multichannel EMG recording; multichannel electrode; muscle stimulation electrodes; muscular system; neuroprosthetic platform; polyimide electrode; polyimide thin-film structure; tremor patient diagnosis; tremor patient treatment; Electrodes; Electromyography; Impedance; Muscles; Needles; Platinum; Polyimides; EMG recording; Microelectrodes; muscle stimulation; polyimide; tremor;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Functional Electrical Stimulation Society Annual Conference (IFESS), 2014 IEEE 19th International

Conference_Location

Kuala Lumpur

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-6482-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IFESS.2014.7036739

Filename

7036739