Title :
A model of safe levels for electrical stimulation
Author :
Shannon, Robert V.
Author_Institution :
House Ear Inst., Los Angeles, CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A model that represents a large body of data on safety and damage levels of electrical stimulation is presented. The predictions of the model are consistent with known principals of current flow and known mechanisms of damage around stimulating electrodes. It is proposed that limits on levels of electrical stimulation take into account the location of the electrode relative to the stimulated tissue; these limits can be computed algorithmically from the model.
Keywords :
bioelectric phenomena; physiological models; safety; algorithmic computation; damage levels; safe electrical stimulation levels model; stimulated tissue; stimulating electrodes; Animals; Biomedical electrodes; Current density; Differential equations; Ear; Electrical safety; Electrical stimulation; Pulse shaping methods; Shape; Solid modeling; Animals; Electric Stimulation; Electrodes; Equipment Design; Models, Biological; Safety;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
