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Cuff electrodes for chronic stimulation and recording of peripheral nerve activity

Loeb, G.E., Peck, R.A.·1996·Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Abstract

A comparative study of 5 different designs of nerve cuff electrodes was undertaken to determine their relative merits for stimulating and recording whole-nerve activity over extended periods of chronic implantation on large and small peripheral nerves in 8 cats. Four of the designs represent novel fabrication strategies, including 2 based on flexible, thin-film substrates and 2 based on dip-coating silicone elastomer on a cylindrical mandrel. Various advantages and shortcomings of these materials and designs are discussed in the context of the biophysical factors that influence these electrophysiological interfaces, particularly the problem of recording microvolt-level neurograms in the presence of millivolt-level electromyograms from adjacent muscles in freely behaving subjects. The most effective design was one in which a thin sheath of silicone rubber was wrapped around and intra-operatively sealed to a longitudinally slit, tripolar cuff made by dip-coating silicone over stranded stainless steel leads that were prepositioned on a mandrel using polyvinyl alcohol as a temporary adhesive. When properly installed, these electrodes had stable impedances, recruitment thresholds and relatively interference-free recording properties for the duration of this study (up to 9 weeks).

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  • Nerve electrodes implanted adjacent to, around, or within a peripheral nerve trunk or spinal root reduce the stimulus intensity required for activation compared with muscular or surface electrodes, thereby decreasing hazardous electrochemical processes and power consumption.

    “Due to the proximity to the nerve, the stimulus intensity required for activation is reduced in comparison with muscular or surface electrodes and, consequently, hazardous electrochemical processes and power consumption of the stimulator system can be decreased”
  • Neuromuscular stimulating electrodes should provide stimulation below the charge-carrying capacity and density that induce reversible electrochemical processes and axonal damage.

    “Neuromuscular stimulating electrodes should provide stimulation below the charge-carrying capacity and density that induce reversible electrochemical processes and axonal damage”
  • Cuff electrodes confine the stimulating current to the inner space of the electrode, avoiding stimulation of neighboring nerves and tissues.

    “Cuff electrodes placed around the nerves have several advantages compared with surface, intramuscular, and epimysial electrodes: they allow for correct positioning of electrode leads to minimize mechanical distortion and lead failure, and the stimulating current is confined to the inner space of the electrode, thus avoiding the stimulation of other neighboring nerves and tissues (Loeb and Peck, 19”
  • Cuff electrodes allow correct positioning of electrode leads to minimize mechanical distortion and lead failure.

    “Cuff electrodes placed around the nerves have several advantages compared with surface, intramuscular, and epimysial electrodes: they allow for correct positioning of electrode leads to minimize mechanical distortion and lead failure, and the stimulating current is confined to the inner space of the electrode, thus avoiding the stimulation of other neighboring nerves and tissues (Loeb and Peck, 19”
  • Extrafascicular electrodes such as nerve cuff electrodes transduce signals with amplitudes below 20 μVpp.

    “In addition, the signals transduced by extrafascicular electrodes, such as nerve cuff electrodes, have amplitudes less than 20 µVpp [41, 75, 127, 138].”

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Authors
Loeb, G. E., & Peck, R. A.
Affiliations
Queen's University (CA)
Corresponding author
Loeb, G.E.
Venue
Journal of Neuroscience Methods
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1996-01
Volume
64
Issue
1
Pages
95-103
ISSN
0165-0270 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2163710888
Cited by
215
References
22
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.81
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Journal of Neuroscience Methods (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (N01-NS-3-2380)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neural Engineering
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Vagus Nerve Stimulation Research
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Muscle activation and electromyography studies
Keywords
cuff electrodes, peripheral nerve stimulation, peripheral nerve recording, chronic implantation, thin film substrates, electromyographic interference, electrode impedance, recruitment threshold, polyvinyl alcohol adhesive
MeSH terms
Animals, Cats, Electric Stimulation, Electrodes, Electromyography, Electrophysiology, Equipment Design, Evoked Potentials, Muscles, Peripheral Nerves, Silicone Elastomers, Time Factors

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