A robust transcutaneous electro-muscle stimulator (RTES): a multi-modality tool

• Published in: Medical engineering & physics Vol. 17; no. 4; pp. 314 - 318
• Main Authors: McPartland, M.D., Mook, D.J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.06.1995; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical Engineering; electric stimulation; Electric Stimulation - instrumentation; Electrodiagnosis. Electric activity recording; Electrophysiology - instrumentation; equipment design; evaluation studies; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical sciences; Miscellaneous. Technology; Models, Biological; Muscle contraction; Muscle, Skeletal - physiology; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation - instrumentation; transcutaneous nerve stimulation; electric stimulation; evaluation studies; equipment design; Muscle contraction; transcutaneous nerve stimulation; Evaluation; Biogalvanic stimulator; Stimulus control; Stimulus intensity; Experimental study; Percutaneous route; Osteoarticular system; Design; Galvanic vestibular test; Stimulus duration; Stimulus complexity; Biomedical engineering; Tetanic muscular contraction

This paper introduces a transcutaneous electro-muscle stimulator design that has a wide range of output capabilities. Because of this, the unit is referred to as a robust transcutaneous electro-muscle stimulator (RTES). The RTES is a constant current stimulator that is designed to be capable of gene...