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Phantom limb pain frequently follows amputation. Currently there is no fully effective treatment available. Our aim is to develop an innovative Human Machine Interface (HMI) where we apply multi-channel microstimulation to the nerve stump of an amputee subject to manipulate the phantom limb sensations and explore the possibility of using microstimulation as a treatment for phantom limb pain.
We hypothesize that the asynchronous low frequency stimulation of pads within multi-pad electrode will be less fatiguing compared to the conventional stimulation (two single pad electrodes) when generating comparable large forces of paralyzed human muscles. The experiments to verify the hypothesis were conducted on quadriceps of six individuals with chronic spinal cord injury (ASIA score A) who had...
We have tested the hypothesis that the Flat Interface Nerve Electrode (FINE) can selectively stimulate each muscle innervated by the common femoral nerve of the human, near the inguinal ligament in a series of intraoperative trials. During routine vascular surgeries, an 8-contact FINE was placed around the common femoral nerve between the inguinal ligament and the first branching point. The efficacy...
Nine spiral nerve cuff electrodes were implanted in two human subjects for up to three years with no adverse functional effects. The objective of this study was to look at the long term nerve and muscle response to stimulation through nerve cuff electrodes. The nerve conduction velocity remained within the clinically accepted range for the entire testing period. The stimulation thresholds stabilized...
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