BION and NuStim Technology & Application

There are no current research projects with these technologies.

Publications

Loeb, G.E. Neural Prosthetics: A Review of Empirical vs. Systems Engineering Strategies Applied Bionics & Biomechanics, vol. 2018, Article ID 1435030, 17 pages, 2018.

Huang, X., Denprasert, P.M., Zhou, L., Vest, A.N., Kohan, S. and Loeb, G.E. Accelerated life-test methods and results for implantable electronic devices with adhesive encapsulationBiomed. Microdevices 19:46, DOI 10.1007/s10544-017-0189-9, 2017.

Huang, X., Zheng, K., Kohan, S., Denprasert, P.M., Liao, L., Loeb, G.E.  Neurostimulation strategy for stress urinary incontinence, DOI: 10.1109/TNSRE.2017.2679077, 2017.

Sinha, U.K., Villegas, B., Kuo, C., Richmond, F.J., Masood, R., Nelson, N.I., and Loeb, G.E. Safety of Microstimulator During Radiation Therapy – A Preliminary Study on Head and Neck Cancer Patients Journal of Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy, 5:197, DOI: 10.4172/2155-9619.1000197, 2014.

Kim YH, Loeb GE, Peck RA, Singh J, Deshpande S, Baker LL, Bryant JT. A failure analysis of intramuscular rigid implants for muscle contractions. Modern Physics Letters B. 2008 May 10;22(11):791-6.

Kaplan, H.M., Baker, L.L., Rubayi, S. and Loeb, G.E. Preventing ischial pressure ulcers: III. Clinical pilot study of chronic neuromuscular electrical stimulation.Applied Bionics & Biomechanics 8:345-359, 2011.

Kaplan, H.M., Baker, L.L., Davoodi, R., Wong, N.T. and Loeb, G.E. Preventing ischial pressure ulcers: II. Biomechanics. Applied Bionics & Biomechanics 8:333-343, 2011.

Kaplan, H.M. and Loeb, G.E. Preventing ischial pressure ulcers: I. Review of neuromuscular electrical stimulation. Applied Bionics & Biomechanics 8:323-331, 2011.

Kaplan, H.M. and Loeb, G.E. Design and Fabrication of an Injection Tool for Neuromuscular Microstimulators. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 37(9):1858-1970, 2009.

Zou, Q., Tan, W., Kim, E.S., Loeb, G.E. Single- and Triaxis Piezoelectric-Bimorph Accelerometers. J. of Microelectromechanical Systems. 17(1):45-57, 2008.

Loeb, G.E. and Wills, J. General-Purpose Technology for a General-Purpose Nervous System. ISCAS Conference 2008.

Popovic, D., Baker, L.L and Loeb, G.E. Recruitment and comfort of BION implanted electrical stimulation: Implications for FES applications. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng, 15(4):577-586, 2007.

Loeb, G.E., Peck, R.A., Singh, J., Kim, Y., Deshpande, S., Baker, L.L. and Bryant, J.T. Mechanical Loading of Rigid Intramuscular Implants. Biomedical Microdevices, 9(6):901-910, 2007.

Tan, W. and Loeb, G.E. Feasibility of Prosthetic posture sensing via injectable electronic modules. IEEE Transactions on Rehabilitation Engineering, 15(2):295-309, 2007.

Sachs, N.A. and Loeb, G.E. Development of a BIONic muscle spindle for prosthetic proprioception. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 54(6):1031-1041, June 2007.

Rodriguez, N., Weissberg, J., and Loeb, G.E. Flexible communication and control protocol for injectable neuromuscular interfaces. IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, 1(1):19-27, March 2007.

Loeb,G.E., Richmond,F.J. and Baker,L.L. The BION devices: injectable interfaces with peripheral nerves and muscles. Neurosurg. Focus, 20(5):E2, 2006.

Loeb, G.E. and Davoodi, R. The Functional Reanimation of Paralyzed Limbs. IEEE Eng. Med. Biol. Mag., 24(5):45-51, 2005.

Loeb, G.E. Galvani’s Delayed Legacy: Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation. Expert Review of Medical Devices, 2(4):379-381, July 2005.

Dupont, A.C., Bagg, S.D., Creasy, J.L., Romano, C. Romano, D., Richmond, F.J.R. and Loeb, G.E. First clinical experience with BION® implants for therapeutic electrical stimulation. Neuromodulation 7:38-47, 2004.

Weber D.J., Stein R.B., Chan K.M., Loeb G.E., Richmond F.J., Rolf R., James K., Chong S.L., Thompson A.K., and Misiaszek J. Functional electrical stimulation using microstimulators to correct foot drop: a case study. Canadian Journal of Physiology & Pharmacology. 82:784-92, 2004.

Dupont Salter, A.-C., Richmond, F.J.R. and Loeb, G.E. Effects of muscle immobilization at different lengths on tetrodotoxin-induced disuse atrophy. IEEE Trans. Neural Sys. Rehab. Engng 11, 209-217, 2003.

Dupont Salter, A.-C., Richmond, F.J.R. and Loeb, G.E. Prevention of muscle disuse atrophy by low-frequency electrical stimulation in rats. IEEE Trans. Neural Sys. Rehab. Engng 11: 218-226, 2003.

Loeb, G.E. and Richmond, F.J.R. BION implants for therapeutic and functional electrical stimulation. Neural Prostheses for Restoration of Sensory and Motor Function, Chapter 3, p. 75-99, 2001.

Loeb, G. E., Peck, R. A., Moore, W. H. and Hood, K. BION™ system for distributed neural prosthetic interfaces. Medical Engineering and Physics, 23:9-18, 2001.

Singh, K., Richmond, F.J.R. and Loeb, G.E. Recruitment properties of intramuscular and nerve-trunk stimulating electrodes. IEEE-Trans. Rehab. Engng., 8(3):276-285, 2000.

Loeb, G.E. and Richmond, F.J.R. FES or TES: How to start an industry? Proceedings of the 4th Annual Conference of the International Functional Electrical Stimulation Society, Sendai, Japan, 169-172, 1999.

Cameron, T., Richmond, F.J.R. and Loeb, G.E. Effects of regional stimulation using a miniature stimulator implanted in feline posterior biceps femoris. IEEE Trans. Biomed. Engng., 45:1036-1043, 1998.

Cameron, T., Liinamaa, T.L., Loeb, G.E. and Richmond, F.J.R. Long-term biocompatibility of a miniature stimulator implanted in feline hind limb muscles. IEEE Trans. Biomed. Engng., 45:1024-1035, 1998.

Cameron, T., Loeb, G.E., Peck, R.A., Schulman, J.H., Strojnik, P. and Troyk, P.R. Micromodular implants to provide electrical stimulation of paralyzed muscles and limbs. IEEE Trans. Biomed. Engng., 44:781-790, 1997.

Loeb, G.E., Zamin, C.J., Schulman, J.H. and Troyk, P.R. Injectable microstimulator for functional electrical stimulation. Med. & Biol. Engng. and Comput. 29:NS13-NS19, 1991.