Title :
Stability of chronic intrafascicular electrode recordings
Author :
Lefurge, Todd M. ; Goodall, Eleanor V. ; Horch, Kenneth W. ; Schoenberg, Andrew S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Bioeng., Utah Univ., Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Abstract :
Intrafascicular electrodes have been implanted in peripheral nerves of cats and have recorded neural activity from a small population of nerve fibers for as long as six months, suggesting that these electrodes can be used on a chronic basis to acquire information about limb position, muscle force and skin contact. Preliminary results suggest that the activity of a small population of nerve fibers can be reliably monitored on a long-term basis using intrafascicular electrodes. They appear to cause little or no permanent damage and so may be suitable for use in an functional neuromuscular stimulation feedback system
Keywords :
bioelectric potentials; neurophysiology; 0.5 yr; cat peripheral nerves; chronic intrafascicular electrode recordings; functional neuromuscular stimulation feedback system; limb position; long-term monitoring; muscle force; neural activity; recording stability; skin contact; Biomedical electrodes; Biomedical engineering; Cats; Laboratories; Monitoring; Muscles; Nerve fibers; Neurofeedback; Skin; Stability;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.95623
