DocumentCode
863056
Title
Emerging Technologies
Author
Panescu, Dorin
Volume
27
Issue
5
fYear
2008
Firstpage
100
Lastpage
113
Abstract
This article provides engineering, regulatory and clinical details about spinal cord stimulators (SCSs), deep brain stimulators (DBSs), and vagus nerve stimulators (VNSs).
Keywords
bioelectric phenomena; neurophysiology; prosthetics; DBS; SCS; VNS; deep brain stimulators; implantable neurostimulation devices; spinal cord stimulators; vagus nerve stimulators; Alzheimer´s disease; Batteries; Cochlear implants; Electrical stimulation; Electrodes; Marketing and sales; Medical treatment; Pain; Skin; Spinal cord; Biotechnology; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Humans; Nervous System Diseases; Prostheses and Implants; Prosthesis Design; Technology Assessment, Biomedical;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0739-5175
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MEMB.2008.928457
Filename
4625407
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