Title :
Design of a PC controlled constant current stimulator for evoked potential studies
Author :
Ross, J.E. ; Lovely, D.F. ; Parker, P.A.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Biomed. Eng., New Brunswick Univ., Fredericton, NB, Canada
Abstract :
The design of a constant current stimulator that is controlled by a personal computer is described. The stimulator has been designed to minimise stimulus artefact and to be incorporated into a computer based evoked potential data acquisition system
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; biomedical electrodes; biomedical electronics; computerised control; computerised instrumentation; data acquisition; medical signal processing; operational amplifiers; PC controlled; constant current stimulator; data acquisition system; evoked potential studies; improved isolation barriers; minimised stimulus artefact; nervous system function; op amp; user-friendly GUI; Biomedical measurements; Cables; Electromagnetic coupling; Impedance; Instruments; Interference; Microcomputers; Pollution measurement; Potentiometers; Shape control;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.901388
