A microchannel neuroprosthesis for bladder control after spinal cord injury in rat

DJ Chew, L Zhu, E Delivopoulos, IR Minev… - Science translational …, 2013 - science.org
A severe complication of spinal cord injury is loss of bladder function (neurogenic bladder),
which is characterized by loss of bladder sensation and voluntary control of micturition …

An integrated passive phase-shift keying modulator for biomedical implants with power telemetry over a single inductive link

D Jiang, D Cirmirakis, M Schormans… - IEEE transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a passive phase-shift keying (PPSK) modulator for uplink data
transmission for biomedical implants with simultaneous power and data transmission over a …

A high-efficiency ASK-modulated class-E power and data transmitter for medical implants

MM Ahmadi, S Pezeshkpour… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we propose an amplitude-shift keying (ASK) modulation technique for Class-E
power transmitters used in the inductive power and data transfer links. The proposed …

Active books: The design of an implantable stimulator that minimizes cable count using integrated circuits very close to electrodes

X Liu, A Demosthenous… - IEEE transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents an integrated stimulator that can be embedded in implantable electrode
books for interfacing with nerve roots at the cauda equina. The Active Book overcomes the …

Multi-zone stimulation implant system and method

PJ Gindele - US Patent 8,380,312, 2013 - Google Patents
Various embodiments of an implant system are provided. The implant, such as a mesh
implant, can include a support structure, eg, mesh sling or implant, one or more stimulation …

High-power integrated stimulator output stages with floating discharge over a wide voltage range for nerve stimulation

PJ Langlois, A Demosthenous, I Pachnis… - IEEE transactions on …, 2009 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Two integrated nerve stimulator circuits are described. Both generate passively charge-
balanced biphasic stimulating pulses of 1 to 16 mA with 10-¿ s to 1-ms widths from 6-to 24-V …

Neutralisation of myoelectric interference from recorded nerve signals using models of the electrode impedance

I Pachnis - 2010 - discovery.ucl.ac.uk
Any form of paralysis due to spinal cord injury or other medical condition, can have a
significant impact on the quality and life expectancy of an individual. Advances in medicine …

Towards an adaptive modified quasi-tripole amplifier configuration for EMG neutralization in neural recording tripoles

I Pachnis, A Demosthenous… - Proceedings of 2010 …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recording neural information using implanted cuff electrodes in a tripolar arrangement is
affected by myoelectric interference present at the implantation site. The performance of the …

[PDF][PDF] Artificial Organs 2008: A Year in Review

PS Malchesky - Artificial Organs, 2009 - Citeseer
In this review, the articles published in 2008 are summarized. As the official journal of The
International Federation for Artificial Organs, The International Faculty for Artificial Organs …

Realization of Constant Phase Element in Metallic Electodes for Interference Reduction in Neural Recording Tripoles

I Pachnis, A Demosthenous, N Donaldson - World Congress on Medical …, 2009 - Springer
Recording neural signals using implanted Pt-electrodes in a tripolar arrangement is affected
by myoelectric interference present at the interface. In this paper we present a way of …