title: The application and technology of implantable neuromuscular stimulators: an introduction and overview.
abstract: The design of an implantable neuromuscular stimulator represents a trade-off in which the desire to maximise functionality and operational life competes with the need for the implanted device to be small, reliable, safe, and easy to use. In this introduction and overview we consider the basic problems and the different approaches to their solution.
authors.affiliation: British Heart Foundation Skeletal Muscle Assist Group, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Liverpool, New Medical School, Ashton Street, L69 3GE, Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Jarvis
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salmons
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004582:Electronics, Medical / Q000295:instrumentation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D009469:Neuromuscular Junction / Q000502:physiology; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012449:Safety; D012984:Software; D013997:Time Factors