Title :
Design of Surface Electrode Array for Measuring Conduction Velocity in the Human Genioglossus Muscle
Author :
O´Connor, Ciara M. ; der van Merwe, L. ; Langran, Simon ; O´Sullivan, Michael ; Nolan, Philip ; Vaughan, Christopher L. ; O´Malley, Mark J.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr., Electron. & Mech. Eng., Univ. Coll. Dublin
Abstract :
A new appliance, incorporating linear arrays of pin electrodes for genioglossus (GG) surface electromyography measurement, is presented. This design enables the estimation of GG muscle fiber conduction velocity, which decreases with fatigue. The performance of the device was evaluated for ten healthy human subjects during fatiguing and force varying contractions
Keywords :
biomedical electrodes; electromyography; conduction velocity; fatigue; force varying contractions; human genioglossus muscle; linear arrays; muscle fiber conduction velocity; pin electrodes; surface electrode array; surface electromyography; Biomedical electrodes; Biomedical imaging; Biomedical measurements; Electromyography; Fatigue; Force measurement; Home appliances; Humans; Muscles; Velocity measurement; Conduction velocity estimation; electromyography; genio glossus muscles; linear electrode array; obstructive sleep apnea syndrome; Adult; Electrodes; Electromyography; Equipment Design; Equipment Failure Analysis; Humans; Male; Muscle, Skeletal; Neural Conduction; Tongue;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.2006.880911
