| 摘要 |
<p>A wireless, multi-purpose functional electrical stimulation (FES) system (10) includes a plurality of implantable stimulator units (12). Each unit (12) is implanted, in use, at a particular site in a patient’s body (14) for stimulating and/or monitoring that site. Each stimulator unit (12) includes a power source and a programmable microcontroller for controlling stimulation as its associated site. Each stimulator unit (12) further has a plurality of implantable transducer elements (22) connected to and in communication with the microcontroller. At least certain of the transducer elements (22) operate as stimulating electrodes. A controller (16) is arranged, in use, externally of the patient’s body (14) for supplying programming and control signals transcutaneously to each of the stimulator units (12) independently to effect stimulation of the site associated with the stimulator unit (12) being addressed at that time by the controller (16).</p> |
