Functional electrical stimulation for neuromuscular applications

PH Peckham, JS Knutson - Annu. Rev. Biomed. Eng., 2005 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Paralyzed or paretic muscles can be made to contract by applying electrical
currents to the intact peripheral motor nerves innervating them. When electrically elicited …

Methods for gait event detection and analysis in ambulatory systems

J Rueterbories, EG Spaich, B Larsen… - Medical engineering & …, 2010 - Elsevier
After stroke, hemiparesis is a common problem resulting in very individual needs for walking
assistance. Often patients suffer from foot drop, ie inability to lift the foot from the ground …

Efficient neuroplasticity induction in chronic stroke patients by an associative brain-computer interface

N Mrachacz-Kersting, N Jiang… - Journal of …, 2016 - journals.physiology.org
Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) have the potential to improve functionality in chronic stoke
patients when applied over a large number of sessions. Here we evaluated the effect and …

Cruise control for pedestrians: Controlling walking direction using electrical muscle stimulation

M Pfeiffer, T Dünte, S Schneegass, F Alt… - Proceedings of the 33rd …, 2015 - dl.acm.org
Pedestrian navigation systems require users to perceive, interpret, and react to navigation
information. This can tax cognition as navigation information competes with information from …

Long-term usability and bio-integration of polyimide-based intra-neural stimulating electrodes

S Wurth, M Capogrosso, S Raspopovic, J Gandar… - Biomaterials, 2017 - Elsevier
Stimulation of peripheral nerves has transiently restored lost sensation and has the potential
to alleviate motor deficits. However, incomplete characterization of the long-term usability …

The orthotic effect of functional electrical stimulation on the improvement of walking in stroke patients with a dropped foot: a systematic review

AIR Kottink, LJM Oostendorp, JH Buurke… - Artificial …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Analysis of the available evidence on the improvement of walking in stroke
patients with a dropped foot when using peroneus stimulation. Methods A systematic review …

The foreign body response to the Utah Slant Electrode Array in the cat sciatic nerve

MB Christensen, SM Pearce, NM Ledbetter, DJ Warren… - Acta biomaterialia, 2014 - Elsevier
As the field of neuroprosthetic research continues to grow, studies describing the foreign
body reaction surrounding chronic indwelling electrodes or microelectrode arrays will be …

Iterative learning control of a drop foot neuroprosthesis—Generating physiological foot motion in paretic gait by automatic feedback control

T Seel, C Werner, J Raisch, T Schauer - Control Engineering Practice, 2016 - Elsevier
Many stroke patients suffer from the drop foot syndrome, which is characterized by a limited
ability to lift the foot and leads to a pathological gait. We consider treatment of this syndrome …

[PDF][PDF] ESPRESSO-SIGNATURE: A new exact minimizer for logic functions

P McGeer, J Sanghavi, R Brayton… - Proceedings of the 30th …, 1993 - dl.acm.org
We present a new algortthrn for exact two-ievei logzc opttmwatton which radtcally tmproves
the Qutne-McCluskey(QM) procedure. The new aigorithm derzves the coverzng problem …

Inertial gait phase detection for control of a drop foot stimulator: Inertial sensing for gait phase detection

D Kotiadis, HJ Hermens, PH Veltink - Medical engineering & physics, 2010 - Elsevier
An Inertial Gait Phase Detection system was developed to replace heel switches and
footswitches currently being used for the triggering of drop foot stimulators. A series of four …