Jarvis J C, Salmons S
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.
Med Eng Phys. 2001 Jan;23(1):3-7. doi: 10.1016/s1350-4533(01)00005-4.
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.