Title :
Toroidal coil design for percutaneous magnetic stimulation of bladder
Author :
Carbunaru, Rafael ; Durand, Dominique M.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Neural Control Lab., Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
A toroidal coil design for percutaneous magnetic stimulation of the bladder is presented. The toroidal coil is submerged in a material with similar conductivity to that of the body in order to reduce the boundary surface effects. This design generates electric fields perpendicular to the skin, offers good localization of the stimulated area, and drastically reduces the current requirements for magnetic stimulation. This stimulation method is a non faradaic alternative to surface electrical stimulation
Keywords :
biological organs; biomagnetism; biomedical equipment; coils; patient treatment; skin; bladder; boundary surface effects reduction; conductivity; medical instrumentation; nonfaradaic alternative; percutaneous magnetic stimulation; stimulation method; surface electrical stimulation; toroidal coil design; Bladder; Boundary conditions; Coils; Conducting materials; Conductivity; Electrical stimulation; Magnetic cores; Magnetic stimulation; Permeability; Skin;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4262-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1997.758764
