• DocumentCode
    3429147
  • Title

    A nerve cuff technique for selective motor control

  • Author

    Sweeney, James D. ; Ksienski, David A. ; Mortimer, J. Thomas

  • Author_Institution
    Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    4-7 Nov. 1988
  • Firstpage
    1517
  • Abstract
    A nerve cuff technique is described for selective activation of individual motor fascicles within a multifascicular peripheral nerve trunk. Preliminary results from numerical modeling and experimental testing of the technique are presented. Of the four electrode configurations considered, longitudinal tripolar dots with transverse field steering were most effective in yielding selective activation of the motor axons within a desired superficially placed nerve trunk fascicle.<>
  • Keywords
    muscle; neurophysiology; patient treatment; individual motor fascicles activation; longitudinal tripolar dots; motor axon selective activation; multifascicular peripheral nerve trunk; nerve cuff technique; numerical modeling; selective motor control; transverse field steering;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1988. Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    New Orleans, LA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-0785-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IEMBS.1988.94653
  • Filename
    94653