Implantable Neural Prostheses 1: Devices and Applications

ISBN-13: 9781493950836 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 376 str.

David Zhou; Elias Greenbaum

Opis

This volume and its companion describe the latest advances in techniques associated with implantable neural prosthetic devices and their applications. This volume focuses on implant designs and applications and contains over 200 illustrations, most in color.

Recenzje

From the book reviews:

"It is my pleasure to highly recommend this book for a comprehensive discussion of cortical, optic nerve, lateral geniculate, and retinal prostheses as it relates to vision and hearing. ... I recommend this book highly for engineers, students, fellows and investigators at advanced levels." (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, December, 2014)

Spis treści

Microelectronic Visual Prostheses.- Visual Prosthesis for Optic Nerve Stimulation.- Cochlear Implants.- A New Auditory Prosthesis Using Deep Brain Stimulation: Development and Implementation.- Spinal Cord Stimulation: Engineering Approaches to Clinical and Physiological Challenges.- Microelectrode Technologies for Deep Brain Stimulation.- Implantable Cardiac Electrostimulation Devices.- The Bion® Microstimulator and its Clinical Applications.- Brain Control and Sensing of Artificial Limbs.- Magnetic Stimulation of Neural Tissue: Techniques and System Design.- Regulatory Approval of Implantable Medical Devices in the United States and Europe.

Blurb

This book and its companion volume describe state-of-the-art advances in techniques associated with implantable neural prosthetic devices and their applications. Researchers, engineers, clinicians, students, and any specialist in this field will gain a deeper understanding of the neural prosthetic techniques currently available for a wide range of biomedical applications.

In part one of this two-volume sequence, Implantable Neural Prostheses 1: Devices and Applications, the focus is on implant designs and applications. Devices covered include sensory prosthetic devices such as cochlear implants, auditory midbrain implants, visual implants, spinal cord stimulators, and motor prosthetic devices including deep brain stimulators, Bions, and cardiac electro-stimulators. Readers will also understand the regulatory approval process in the U.S. and Europe for implantable medical devices.