Initial results of the nucleus FES-22-implanted system for limb movement in paraplegia.
The Nucleus 'FES-22' channel stimulation system has been developed for partial restoration of lower limb function in paraplegic individuals. One FES-22 stimulator has been implanted in a 25-year-old paraplegic subject in November 1991. Of the twenty 2.5-mm disc electrodes attached epineurally onto motor nerves, fifteen are capable of producing observable threshold and maximal muscle contractions with joint movements.
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Neural Engineering Clinic, Augusta, Me., USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D004567:Electrodes, Implanted; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg; D008124:Locomotion / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000502:physiology; D010264:Paraplegia / Q000534:rehabilitation*