• 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