REDUCED FATIGUE IN ELECTRICALLY STIMULATED MUSCLE USING DUAL-CHANNEL INTRAFASCICULAR ELECTRODES WITH INTERLEAVED STIMULATION

被引:44
作者
YOSHIDA, K [1 ]
HORCH, K [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV UTAH, DEPT BIOENGN, 2480 MEB, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84112 USA
关键词
NERVE STIMULATION; INTRAFASCICULAR ELECTRODES; MUSCLE FATIGUE;
D O I
10.1007/BF02368649
中图分类号
R318 [生物医学工程];
学科分类号
0831 ;
摘要
Pairs of intrafascicular electrodes were implanted within single fascicles of the nerve innervating the gastrocnemius muscle in cats. Measurements were made of fatigue induced in the muscle by single and dual channel tetanic stimulation. The level and rate of fatigue induced by concurrent dual channel stimulation (pulses presented simultaneously to the two electrodes) did not differ significantly from that induced by single channel stimulation. However, a significant reduction in the level and rate of muscle fatigue was found with interleaved dual channel stimulation. The extent of reduction in fatigue was found to be inversely related to the amount of overlap in the axonal populations activated by each of the two electrodes.
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