A stimulating electrode easily attached to and detached from the phrenic nerve.
An electrode system is developed for temporary diaphragm pacing. It is divided into four parts: an electrode complex, a tube, a branch for a lead and a syringe. Stainless steel electrodes are put forward and pulled back by pressure produced by the syringe so that they can be easily attached to and detached from the phrenic nerve. Experiments show that the system works well, the nerve is successfully stimulated and no nerve damages are visually observed.
Noshiro
M
M
Institute for Medical and Dental Engineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan.
Furuya
M
M
Ishii
K
K
Ishida
A
A
Yasuhara
M
M
D000818:Animals; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000502:physiology; D004285:Dogs; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004566:Electrodes; D004867:Equipment Design; D010791:Phrenic Nerve / Q000502:physiology*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests