Title :
A Microcontroller-based Implantable Nerve Stimulator Used for Rats
Author :
Sha Hong ; Zheng Zheng ; Wang Yan ; Ren Chaoshi
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Biomed. Eng., CAMS&PUMC
Abstract :
A microcontroller-based stimulator that can be flexible programmed after it has been implanted into a rat was studied. Programmability enables implanted stimulators to generate customized, complex protocols for experiments. After implantation, a coded light pulse train that contains information of specific identification will unlock a certain stimulator. If a command that changing the parameters is received, the microcontroller will update its flash memory after it affirms the commands. The whole size of it is only 1.6 cubic centimeters, and it can work for a month. The devices have been successfully used in animal behavior experiments, especially on rats
Keywords :
medical control systems; microcontrollers; neurophysiology; prosthetics; coded light pulse train; flash memory; microcontroller-based implantable nerve stimulator; rats; Animal behavior; Batteries; Biomedical engineering; CMOS technology; Energy consumption; Flash memory; Microcontrollers; Protocols; Rats; Stimulated emission; Programmable; animal behavior; implantable stimulator;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2005. IEEE-EMBS 2005. 27th Annual International Conference of the
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8741-4
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2005.1615905
