A flexible method for fabrication of nerve cuff electrodes

Author

Haugland, Morten

Author_Institution

Center for Sensory-Motor Interaction, Aalborg Univ., Denmark

Volume

1

fYear

1996

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1996

Firstpage

359

Abstract

A method for construction of cuff electrodes is presented. The method is based on using platinum foil electrodes fixed by rubber bands on a Teflon coated mandrel, that is then dip-coated with silicone. The method allows for design of cuff electrodes of practically any size, shape and electrode configuration, and simple cuffs can be built in less than one hour of work Cuff electrodes have been built that range in size from 0.5 to 10 mm ID and 5 to 70 mm length and number of electrodes from one to twelve. Tri-polar recording electrodes have been tested in more than 30 chronic implantations in rabbits (tibial nerve) and for various acute experiments, where different electrode configurations were investigated. None of the chronic implants have failed and impedances have been stable for one year

Keywords

bioelectric phenomena; biological techniques; electrodes; neurophysiology; 0.5 to 70 mm; 1 h; 1 y; Pt; Teflon coated mandrel; acute experiments; biological research technique; chronic implantations; dip-coated with silicone; electrode configuration; nerve cuff electrodes design; platinum foil electrodes; rabbits; rubber bands; tibial nerve; Design methodology; Electrodes; Fabrication; Impedance; Implants; Platinum; Rabbits; Rubber; Shape; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3811-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1996.656992

Filename

656992