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VARYSTIM

Published on February 2013 by Nidhi Sharma, Vivek Gupta, Vinay Shetty, Ashish Ranjan
International Conference on Electronic Design and Signal Processing
Foundation of Computer Science USA
ICEDSP - Number 1
February 2013
Authors: Nidhi Sharma, Vivek Gupta, Vinay Shetty, Ashish Ranjan
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Nidhi Sharma, Vivek Gupta, Vinay Shetty, Ashish Ranjan . VARYSTIM. International Conference on Electronic Design and Signal Processing. ICEDSP, 1 (February 2013), 1-3.

@article{
author = { Nidhi Sharma, Vivek Gupta, Vinay Shetty, Ashish Ranjan },
title = { VARYSTIM },
journal = { International Conference on Electronic Design and Signal Processing },
issue_date = { February 2013 },
volume = { ICEDSP },
number = { 1 },
month = { February },
year = { 2013 },
issn = 0975-8887,
pages = { 1-3 },
numpages = 3,
url = { /specialissues/icedsp/number1/10344-1001/ },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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%A Vivek Gupta
%A Vinay Shetty
%A Ashish Ranjan
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%J International Conference on Electronic Design and Signal Processing
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Abstract

VARYSTIM uses the property of Pulse Width Modulation for designing a portable stimulator both for nerves and muscles. The level of stimulation ranges from minimum ±1. 6mA to maximum ±2. 5mA with multiple frequency settings. To reduce the circuit complexity varystim can be designed in a micro level with low voltage of 9V overcoming the disadvantage of a conventional microstimulator. It is exercised in particularly to aid the rehabilitation of people with paraplegia. For that application, a low cost, portable, battery powered muscular stimulator is designed.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Varystim Micro-stimulator Pulse Width Modulation Muscle- Stimulation Electrical Stimulation