Designing and fabricating micro-pressure sensors for spiral cuff electrodes

C. C.K. Lin, M. S. Ju, B. H. Soung, C. T. Tseng

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Abstract

The cuff electrode, an important component of neural prostheses has been developed and improved in many research groups. It is well known that the cuff electrode has the potential hazard of causing nerve injury by compression. The goal of the study is to design a spiral cuff electrode with an embedded micro-pressure sensor by using micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) technologies. The pressure sensors serving as an online well-being monitor, can prevent schemic necrosis of a nerve from excessive pressure. We adopted a capacitive mechanism as the basic configuration because of its high sensitivity and good noise resistance. The sensor was designed and simulated with finite element analyses.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationConference Proceedings - 1st International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering
EditorsLaura J. Wolf, Jodi L. Strock
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages197-199
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)0780375793
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003
Event1st International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering - Capri Island, Italy
Duration: 2003 Mar 202003 Mar 22

Publication series

NameInternational IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, NER
Volume2003-January
ISSN (Print)1948-3546
ISSN (Electronic)1948-3554

Other

Other1st International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityCapri Island
Period03-03-2003-03-22

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Mechanical Engineering

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