• DocumentCode
    3011442
  • Title

    Fiber Optic Guided Functional Electrical Stimulation with Microscale Photovoltaic Neurostimulator Devices

  • Author

    Song, Yoon-Kyu ; Patterson, William R. ; Bull, Christopher W. ; Zhang, Jiayi ; Sheldon, Candice R. ; Nurmikko, Arto V. ; Stein, John J. ; Serruya, Mijail D. ; Donoghue, John P.

  • Author_Institution
    Brown Univ., Providence
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report on study of optically activated functional electrical stimulation using a high efficiency microscale photovoltaic device as a neuro stimulator, integrated with a biocompatible, lossless, interference-free glass optical fiber for signal and energy transport.
  • Keywords
    bioelectric phenomena; biomedical equipment; neuromuscular stimulation; optical fibres; photovoltaic effects; biocompatible device; fiber optic guided functional electrical stimulation; interference-free glass optical fiber; localized peripheral neural activation; microscale photovoltaic neuro stimulator device; signal transport; Biomedical optical imaging; Integrated optics; Interference; Neuromuscular stimulation; Optical devices; Optical fiber losses; Optical fibers; Photovoltaic systems; Solar power generation; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452964
  • Filename
    4452964