Whole nerve recordings with the spiral nerve cuff electrode

Author

Sahin, Mesut ; Durand, Dominique M. ; Haxhiu, Musa A.

Author_Institution

Appl. Neural Control Lab., Case Western Reserve Univ., Cleveland, OH, USA

fYear

1994

Firstpage

372

Abstract

The feasibility of whole nerve recordings from the hypoglossal (HG) nerve is demonstrated in acute cats using the spiral nerve cuff electrode. A good contact between the nerve and the electrodes, provided by the spiral nerve cuff due to its self-coiling property, should improve the signal-to-noise ratio. An instrumentation amplifier with very low input noise characteristics is also utilized. The performance of the spiral cuff is studied in terms of signal-to-noise ratios and frequency characteristics. We conclude that the spiral nerve cuff electrode can reliably be used for acute recordings in a laboratory environment

Keywords

bioelectric phenomena; biological techniques; instrumentation amplifiers; muscle; neurophysiology; acute cats; acute recordings; electrical stimulation; frequency characteristics; hypoglossal nerve; instrumentation amplifier; laboratory environment; performance; self-coiling property; signal-to-noise ratio; spiral nerve cuff electrode; very low input noise characteristics; whole nerve recordings; Biomedical electrodes; Cats; Electrodes; Frequency; Instruments; Laboratories; Low-noise amplifiers; Mercury (metals); Signal to noise ratio; Spirals; Wires; Working environment noise;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1994. Engineering Advances: New Opportunities for Biomedical Engineers. Proceedings of the 16th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2050-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1994.411998

Filename

411998