{"title":"Contactless system dedicated to colic stimulation","authors":"P. Germano, I. Stefanini, Y. Perriard","doi":"10.1109/ICELMACH.2008.4799980","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Motility troubles may lead to severe injuries. The use of classical electric stimulators often causes problems due to the presence of wires. A new contactless device is proposed. It is based on a high frequency transformer, which primary winding is worn around the patient's torso and which multiple secondary windings are implanted along the colon in order to create a peristaltic wave. A specific software for air transformers design has been developed. A transformer, meeting specifications, and a specific power stage have been made. In vivo tests have been carried out, demonstrating the feasibility of the concept.","PeriodicalId":416125,"journal":{"name":"2008 18th International Conference on Electrical Machines","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2008-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"6","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"2008 18th International Conference on Electrical Machines","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ICELMACH.2008.4799980","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Motility troubles may lead to severe injuries. The use of classical electric stimulators often causes problems due to the presence of wires. A new contactless device is proposed. It is based on a high frequency transformer, which primary winding is worn around the patient's torso and which multiple secondary windings are implanted along the colon in order to create a peristaltic wave. A specific software for air transformers design has been developed. A transformer, meeting specifications, and a specific power stage have been made. In vivo tests have been carried out, demonstrating the feasibility of the concept.