The Magnetic Nerve Stimulator Using a Switching Mode Power Supply

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  • Lee, Su-Yeol (Dept. of Biocedical Engineering, Konkuk University) ;
  • Lee, Seong-Geun (Dept. of Biocedical Engineering, Konkuk University, Dept. of Eletronic Engineering. Chonbuk National University) ;
  • Lee, Jeong-Han (Medical Electronics Team. Samsung Advarnced Institute of Technology)
  • 이수열 (건국대학교 의학공학과) ;
  • 이성근 (건국대학교 의학공학과, 전북대학교 전자공학과) ;
  • 이정한 (삼성종합기술원 의료기기팀)
  • Published : 1995.09.01

Abstract

An implementation scheme of the magnetic nerve stimulator using a switching mode power supply is proposed. By using a switching mode power supply rather than a conventional linear power supply for chArging high voltage cApacitors, the weight and size of the magnetic net've stimulator can be considerably reduced. Maximum output voltage of the developed magnetic nerve stimulator using the switching mode power supply is 3,000 volts and switching time is about 100 msec Experimental results of human nerve stimulations using the developed stimulator are presented.

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