ArticleScientific reports2023
A portable, programmable, multichannel stimulator with high compliance voltage for noninvasive neural stimulation of motor and sensory nerves in humans.
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- Voice-Controlled Dual-Site Functional Electrical Stimulation Enables Tenodesis Grasping.Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference · 2025Article
- A novel portable device and validation procedure for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.Wearable technologies · 2025Article
- The relationship between swallowing training after total laryngectomy and the incidence of pharyngeal fistula a retrospective study with nursing-related insights.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- A new modular neuroprosthesis suitable for hybrid FES-robot applications and tailored assistance.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Psychometric evaluation of high-resolution electrotactile interface for conveying 3D spatial information.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation at the Wrist as a Method to Restore Sensory Feedback for Individuals with Partial Hand Amputation.Journal of prosthetics and orthotics : JPO · 2024Article
- A Sensory Feedback Neural Stimulator Prototype for Both Implantable and Wearable Applications.Micromachines · 2024Article
- Case report: Ultrasound-guided median nerve electrical stimulation on functional recovery of hemiplegic upper limb after stroke.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
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Abstract
Most neural stimulators do not have a high enough compliance voltage to pass current through the skin. The few stimulators that meet the high compliance voltage necessary for transcutaneous stimulation are typically large benchtop units that are not portable, and the stimulation waveforms cannot be readily customized. To address this, we present the design and validation of a portable, programmable, multichannel, noninvasive neural stimulator that can generate three custom bipolar waveforms at ± 150 V with microsecond temporal resolution. The design is low-cost, open-source, and validated on the benchtop and with a healthy population to demonstrate its functionality for sensory and motor stimulation. Sensory stimulation included electrocutaneous stimulation targeting cutaneous mechanoreceptors at the surface of the skin and transcutaneous nerve stimulation targeting the median nerve at the wrist. Both electrocutaneous stimulation on the hand and transcutaneous stimulation at the wrist can elicit isolated tactile percepts on the hand but changes in pulse frequency are more discriminable for electrocutaneous stimulation. Also, neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the flexor digiti profundus is evoked by applying electrical stimulation directly above the muscle in the forearm and to the median and ulnar nerves in the upper arm. Muscle and nerve stimulation evoked similar grip forces and force rise times, but nerve stimulation had a significantly slower fatigue rate. The development and validation of this noninvasive stimulator and direct comparison of common sensory and motor stimulation targets in a human population constitute an important step towards more widespread use and accessibility of neural stimulation for education and research.
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