Title :
Whole nerve recordings with the spiral nerve cuff electrode
Author :
Sahin, Mesut ; Durand, Dominique M. ; Haxhiu, Musa A.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Neural Control Lab., Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
The feasibility of whole nerve recordings from the hypoglossal (HG) nerve is demonstrated in acute cats using the spiral nerve cuff electrode. A good contact between the nerve and the electrodes, provided by the spiral nerve cuff due to its self-coiling property, should improve the signal-to-noise ratio. An instrumentation amplifier with very low input noise characteristics is also utilized. The performance of the spiral cuff is studied in terms of signal-to-noise ratios and frequency characteristics. We conclude that the spiral nerve cuff electrode can reliably be used for acute recordings in a laboratory environment
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; biological techniques; instrumentation amplifiers; muscle; neurophysiology; acute cats; acute recordings; electrical stimulation; frequency characteristics; hypoglossal nerve; instrumentation amplifier; laboratory environment; performance; self-coiling property; signal-to-noise ratio; spiral nerve cuff electrode; very low input noise characteristics; whole nerve recordings; Biomedical electrodes; Cats; Electrodes; Frequency; Instruments; Laboratories; Low-noise amplifiers; Mercury (metals); Signal to noise ratio; Spirals; Wires; Working environment noise;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2050-6
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1994.411998
