System for the delivery of programmable, adaptive stimulation intensity envelopes for drop foot correction applications

P. P. Breen, Derek T. O\, D. T. Keefe, R. Conway

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    Abstract

    We describe the design of an intelligent drop foot stimulator unit for use in conjunction with a commercial neuromuscular electrical nerve stimulation (NMES) unit, the NT2000. The developed micro-controller unit interfaces to a personal computer (PC) and a graphical user interface (GUI) allows the clinician to graphically specify the shape of the stimulation intensity envelope required for a subject undergoing drop foot correction. The developed unit is based on the ADuC812S micro-controller evaluation board from Analog Devices and uses two force sensitive resistor (FSR) based foot-switches to control application of stimulus. The unit has the ability to display to the clinician how the stimulus intensity envelope is being delivered during walking using a data capture capability. The developed system has a built-in algorithm to dynamically adjust the delivery of stimulus to reflect changes both within the gait cycle and from cycle to cycle. Thus, adaptive control of stimulus intensity is achieved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)177-186
    Number of pages10
    JournalMedical Engineering and Physics
    Volume28
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2006

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