Optimization of neural stimulation in a device for treating urinary incontinence

Author

Shiraz, Arsam N. ; Vanhoestenberghe, Anne ; Demosthenous, Andreas

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., UCL, London, UK

fYear

2013

fDate

Oct. 31 2013-Nov. 2 2013

Firstpage

334

Lastpage

337

Abstract

In this work, after reporting the MRI studies to find out the nerve trajectory, we used finite element modeling to investigate bipolar and tripolar stimulation methods, aimed at exciting the pudendal afferent using a wearable neuromuscular stimulation probe. Using a 2D model, the effects of size and current weighting of the anodes on the activating function were investigated. We explored how having two tissue layers of different conductivity around the probe could change the activating function along the nerve. Some of the results were further verified using a 3D model.

Keywords

anodes; bioelectric potentials; biological fluid dynamics; biological tissues; biomedical electrodes; finite element analysis; neurophysiology; optimisation; 2D model; 3D model; MRI studies; activating function; anodes; bipolar stimulation methods; conductivity; current weighting; device; finite element modeling; nerve trajectory; neural stimulation optimization; pudendal afferent; size effects; tissue layers; tripolar stimulation methods; urinary incontinence treatment; wearable neuromuscular stimulation probe; Anodes; Cathodes; Magnetic resonance imaging; Probes; Solid modeling; Three-dimensional displays; Trajectory;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Biomedical Circuits and Systems Conference (BioCAS), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Rotterdam

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BioCAS.2013.6679707

Filename

6679707