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A 15-channel 30-V Neural Stimulator for Spinal Cord Repair.

YongHong TaoAndreas Hierlemann
Published in: IEEE transactions on very large scale integration (VLSI) systems (2018)
This paper presents a 15-channel, 30-V, implantable current stimulator for restoring locomotion control after spinal cord injuries. The stimulator features performance specifications comparable to those of large desktop instrumentation: high linearity, high precision of the delivered currents, small channel-to-channel mismatches and a fast settling time of 0.3 μs. An ADC-based active charge balancing scheme using a digital PI (proportional-integral) controller was implemented in firmware.
Keyphrases
  • spinal cord
  • spinal cord injury
  • neuropathic pain
  • magnetic resonance
  • diffusion weighted
  • contrast enhanced