Title :
Selective electrical stimulation of latissimus dorsi muscle
Author :
De Luca, Robert J. ; Sweeney, James D. ; Brandon, Tedd A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Chem. Bio. & Mater. Eng., Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ, USA
fDate :
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Abstract :
In this paper we describe a novel electrical stimulation approach that can potentially increase the efficiency with which skeletal muscle can be used to provide power for cardiac assistance. Results are presented from acute animal studies in which a nerve cuff electrode array is used to selectively stimulate the three functionally distinct regions of the latissimus dorsi muscle.
Keywords :
biomedical electrodes; cardiology; neuromuscular stimulation; Latissimus Dorsi muscle; cardiac assistance; nerve cuff electrode array; selective electrical stimulation; skeletal muscle efficiency; Electromyography;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Paris
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0785-2
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5761850
