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ArticleMicromachines2023

Wearable High Voltage Compliant Current Stimulator for Restoring Sensory Feedback.

Riccardo Collu, Roberto Paolini, Martina Bilotta, Andrea Demofonti, Francesca Cordella, Loredana Zollo, Massimo Barbaro

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Article in Micromachines, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Riccardo ColluDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Cagliari, Piazza D'Armi, 09123 Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-7327-3143
Roberto PaoliniResearch Unit of Advanced Robotics and Human-Centred Technologies (CREO Lab), Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Martina BilottaResearch Unit of Advanced Robotics and Human-Centred Technologies (CREO Lab), Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Andrea DemofontiResearch Unit of Advanced Robotics and Human-Centred Technologies (CREO Lab), Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8825-486X
Francesca CordellaResearch Unit of Advanced Robotics and Human-Centred Technologies (CREO Lab), Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Loredana ZolloResearch Unit of Advanced Robotics and Human-Centred Technologies (CREO Lab), Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma, 00128 Rome, Italy.
Massimo BarbaroDepartment of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Cagliari, Piazza D'Armi, 09123 Cagliari, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) is a promising technique for eliciting referred tactile sensations in patients with limb amputation. Although several studies show the validity of this technique, its application in daily life and away from laboratories is limited by the need for more portable instrumentation that guarantees the necessary voltage and current requirements for proper sensory stimulation. This study proposes a low-cost, wearable high-voltage compliant current stimulator with four independent channels based on Components-Off-The-Shelf (COTS). This microcontroller-based system implements a voltage-current converter controllable through a digital-to-analog converter that delivers up to 25 mA to load up to 3.6 kΩ. The high-voltage compliance enables the system to adapt to variations in electrode-skin impedance, allowing it to stimulate loads over 10 kΩ with currents of 5 mA. The system was realized on a four-layer PCB (115.9 mm × 61 mm, 52 g). The functionality of the device was tested on resistive loads and on an equivalent skin-like RC circuit. Moreover, the possibility of implementing an amplitude modulation was demonstrated.

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neurostimulatorsensory feedbackTENSwearable electronic system

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PMID37421015
PMCPMC10143515

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